Īs was shown in the previous post on Medieval boar hunting, the chase was understood as prime training for war. instead of a sword."īartolomeus Anglicus, De proprietatibus rerum, mid 13th century bestiary. and breaketh and rendeth cruelly with them. And though it be so that he be smitten or sticked with a spear through the body, (he will.) wreak himself on his adversary with his tusks. he despiseth and setteth nought by death, and he reseth full piteously against the point of a spear of the hunter. "The boar is so fierce a beast, and also so cruel, that. If you are squeamish about such things you might want to give it a pass. This blog contains graphic descriptions of a modern boar hunt.
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