Medieval hunting
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Throughout Western Europe in the Middle Ages, humans hunted wild animals. While game was at times an important source of food, it was rarely the principal source of nutrition. All classes engaged in hunting, but by the High Middle Ages, the necessity of hunting was transformed into a stylized pastime of the aristocracy. More than a pastime, it was an important arena for social interaction, essential training for war, and a privilege and measurement of nobility.
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See also
- Bear hunting
- Boar hunting
- Fox hunting
- Grand Falconer of France
- Grand Huntsman of France
- Grand Huntsman of Brabant
- Hunting
- Hunting dog
- Protokynegos
- Prothierakarios
- Charles Gautier de Vinfrais
- Wolf hunting
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