Medieval Hunting as a Sport
Cruelty in Sport and Entertainment
Why have blood sports and other sports been seen as entertainment over time?
- Created by: Ginger18
- Created on: 12-11-19 18:58
Other questions in this quiz
2. "Bow and stable" hunting was less stenuous, conducted on horseback and was designed for whom?
- Young, spritely men aged between 18-25
- Nobility, Kings, Patrons
- Older, less active or infirm men
- Women of high social ranking with good archery skills
3. The forests of England were owned by the reigning monarch. They could give out a _____ permiting the nobility to hunt. Commoners only had the right to hunt animals on _____.
- hunting permit, local grounds
- grant of nobility, grasslands
- royal licence, common land
- royal permit, foreign land
4. "At force" hunting was a group activity for two teams of often fit young men. They would hunt down animals to near exhaustion and then kill them. What are the two stages of the hunt?
- "await prey" (wait for the animal to approach), attack viciously with no logic or planning
- "hunt and kill" (self explanatory), the feast (the animal would be sacrificed to gaelic gods and then a feast would commence)
- "at bay" (the animal could run no further and the dogs would be called off), the killing (with a sword/ spear, and then the dissection in a rituslaistic manner)
- "pause" (wait for the animal to be at rest), the killing (with bows and arrows at a distance)
5. The medieval church didn't have any concerns with hunting, as their view was...
- Animals were put on the planet to help human survival (Numbers 2:18)
- There were many acts of violence in the Bible, and it was deemed noble by God (Leviticus 12:23)
- Animals had no souls and God gave humans power over animals (Genesis 1:26)
- Animals were okay to be killed as an act of sacrifice (Kings 2 19:4)
Comments
No comments have yet been made