tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post7352916487292635262..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Medieval Hunting - by Ann SwinfenMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-68488627969594255922017-02-21T13:53:58.143+00:002017-02-21T13:53:58.143+00:00Many thanks, I will look them up in said book, ye...Many thanks, I will look them up in said book, yes it was gyrfalcon, lanner and saker which were a mystery. I remember a' hobby' being mentioned somewhere in my readings. Interesting images you have postedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434890935687827023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-72874398906155179962017-02-20T22:45:12.614+00:002017-02-20T22:45:12.614+00:00Maria - most of these hawks/falcons can be found i...Maria - most of these hawks/falcons can be found in the RSPB book on UK birds of prey. The gyrfalcon, lanner and saker were imported from Europe (mostly eastern Europe). The bastarde hawk is probably a bustard. 'Tiercel' means one-third. Male hawks are normally one-third smaller than the females, so tiercel is usually equivalent to male. One theory is that rock falcon refers to the Scottish peregrine, i.e. coming from the mountainous regions and usually bigger and stronger than the English ones. I haven't gone into falconry in detail, as my hunters are pursuing deer!Ann Swinfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168095839845563846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-73499347448556505842017-02-20T19:52:28.647+00:002017-02-20T19:52:28.647+00:00Great information, I remember the alaunts and lyme...Great information, I remember the alaunts and lymers bought to life in your book. I are there any resources that give details of the species of hawk you mention as few names are recognisable now?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434890935687827023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91489223149461243972017-02-20T18:34:35.874+00:002017-02-20T18:34:35.874+00:00I'll have a look, Susan. Cannock Chase is in t...I'll have a look, Susan. Cannock Chase is in the Midlands too, of course. It was also known as a refuge for outlaws! I wonder whether Sutton Park is protected by some ancient laws, as the New Forest is.Ann Swinfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168095839845563846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-6956188343823092012017-02-20T10:23:56.217+00:002017-02-20T10:23:56.217+00:00Fascinating. Thank you.
Although the West Midland... Fascinating. Thank you.<br /><br />Although the West Midlands is associated with industry and mean streets, there is an ancient hunting site stranded in Sutton Coldfield on the edge of Birmingham. It's called Sutton Park and you can find out more about it <a href="https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20089/parks/405/sutton_park/5" rel="nofollow">here:</a><br /> Amazingly, it's never been cultivated although its archaeoogy goes back to the Stone Age.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.com