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Other Medieval Wild Animals
In the Middle Ages, the European bison, or wisent, was still wandering about in herds, but it was quickly becoming extinct like its relative, the aurochs. There seem to have been small herds still in the deepest forests in France … Continue reading
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Medieval Deer
The Anglo-Saxon word “deer” meant all wild animals in general, but it came to mean, in modern English, the one large wild animal that survived best in shrinking forest: the cud-chewing, horn-growing hoofed one. The red deer is the one … Continue reading
Medieval Wild Pigs
Wild pigs also roamed Europe in large herds. Boars had large, sharp tusks, but even without tusks, sows could be just as deadly. As omnivores, pigs could live anywhere. In the forest, they lived on acorns, while near towns, they … Continue reading
Medieval Bears
The Eurasian brown bear, Ursus arctos, ranged over every part of Europe in the early Middle Ages. Its diet was mainly mean, since small animals were also plentiful. Two different bear populations met in Europe, one coming from the Pyrenees … Continue reading
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Medieval Wolves
The “medieval” period stretches from the rise of Islam, about 650 AD, to the full establishment of the Ottoman Empire in about 1500. In the Late Classical Period of 400-500 AD, just before the Early Medieval, Europe was heavily forested … Continue reading
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Medieval Animals
Animals haven’t changed a lot in the last thousand years, but human use of them has shifted, and thus they too have changed somewhat. We can divide animals into six useful categories: wild animals, farm animals, horses, pets, exotic (zoo) … Continue reading
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