An old engraving of the men on horseback out ‘hawking’ (falconry), England, UK in medieval times. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. Here the falconer (left) carries a hooded falcon on a wooden frame. The sport of hawking, gamehawking or falconry, was one of their favourite forms of hunting for the upper classes, nobility and royalty in the Middle Ages. Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals such as squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. A ‘falconer’ flies a falcon.
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An old engraving of the men on horseback out ‘hawking’ (falconry), England, UK in medieval times. It is from a Victorian history book of c.1900. Here the falconer (left) carries a hooded falcon on a wooden frame. The sport of hawking, gamehawking or falconry, was one of their favourite forms of hunting for the upper classes, nobility and royalty in the Middle Ages. Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals such as squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. A ‘falconer’ flies a falcon. This traditional Arabian sport grew throughout Europe.
