Veidekongen, olifanten og bøkeskogen
This article discusses aspects of aristocratic hunting in the Viking and Middle Ages. Falconry requires great knowledge of birds, dogs and horses and the ability to make them interact. The hunt itself should involve danger and required large resources. Falconry and other types of hunting was associa...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f50e4517139148d98dc01a8d0b9d48bf 2023-05-15T16:50:28+02:00 Veidekongen, olifanten og bøkeskogen Ragnar Orten Lie Frans-Arne Stylegar 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5617/pt.9255 https://doaj.org/article/f50e4517139148d98dc01a8d0b9d48bf DA EN NO SV dan eng nor swe Primitive Tider https://journals.uio.no/PT/article/view/9255 https://doaj.org/toc/1501-0430 https://doaj.org/toc/2535-6194 doi:10.5617/pt.9255 1501-0430 2535-6194 https://doaj.org/article/f50e4517139148d98dc01a8d0b9d48bf Primitive Tider, Vol 23, Iss 23 (2021) Archaeology CC1-960 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5617/pt.9255 2022-12-30T22:03:54Z This article discusses aspects of aristocratic hunting in the Viking and Middle Ages. Falconry requires great knowledge of birds, dogs and horses and the ability to make them interact. The hunt itself should involve danger and required large resources. Falconry and other types of hunting was associated with high status, partly because hunting was considered training for war. In the King’s Mirror from the 13th century, emphasis is placed on the positive aspects of hunting, such as allowing the king to maintain his health, and as having sporting fun with hawks, dogs, horses and weapons makes one accustomed to the use of weapons and war. Earlier scholars have usually considered Norway as an exception from the general trend of aristocratic, warpreparing hunting, as hunting was practiced solely for food or economic gains. Furthermore, Norway, together with Iceland, has mainly been seen as a mere supplier of hunting birds. Following recent research, this paper considers certain aspects of the archaeological record from Norway, as well as written sources, that indicate falconry and other formsof aristocratic hunting practices. It is furthermore argued that the substantial beech forests of SE Norway were in fact established as hunting parks in the Viking Age and later. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Primitive Tider 23 |
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This article discusses aspects of aristocratic hunting in the Viking and Middle Ages. Falconry requires great knowledge of birds, dogs and horses and the ability to make them interact. The hunt itself should involve danger and required large resources. Falconry and other types of hunting was associated with high status, partly because hunting was considered training for war. In the King’s Mirror from the 13th century, emphasis is placed on the positive aspects of hunting, such as allowing the king to maintain his health, and as having sporting fun with hawks, dogs, horses and weapons makes one accustomed to the use of weapons and war. Earlier scholars have usually considered Norway as an exception from the general trend of aristocratic, warpreparing hunting, as hunting was practiced solely for food or economic gains. Furthermore, Norway, together with Iceland, has mainly been seen as a mere supplier of hunting birds. Following recent research, this paper considers certain aspects of the archaeological record from Norway, as well as written sources, that indicate falconry and other formsof aristocratic hunting practices. It is furthermore argued that the substantial beech forests of SE Norway were in fact established as hunting parks in the Viking Age and later. |
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Veidekongen, olifanten og bøkeskogen |
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