Walruses, Whales and Narwhals ... : Maritime Ivories in Western Europe, 900-1500 ...

• Main Author: Calenda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: OpenEdition 2016
• Subjects: Moyen Âge; Haut Moyen Âge; Bas Moyen Âge; France; Monde germanique; Îles britanniques; Pays baltes et scandinaves; Baleine; la Baleine; Morse; narwhal*; morse; walrus*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.58079/vjt; https://calenda.org/374244

In the history of carved ivories, maritime mammals have often been eclipsed by the elephant, considered as a nobler ivory to which walrus or whale ivory would only be a poor man's substitute. But this historiographical view is not without its shortcomings, as not only did walrus hunting play a...