Falconry by delaorden_ojeda

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Aug 19, 2008

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History. Traditional view of falconry state that the art started in Mesopotamia. The earliest evidence comes from around the reign of Sargon II (722-705 BC). Falconry was probably introduced to Europe around AD 400, when the Huns and Alans invaded from the East. Frederick II of Hohenstaufen has been noted as one of the early European noblemen to take an interest in falconry. He is believed to have obtained firsthand knowledge of Arabic falconry during wars in the region (between June 1228Ã�Â¢Ã¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½June 1229). He obtained a copy of Moamyn's manual on falconry and had it translated into Latin by Theodore of Antioch. Frederick himself made corrections to the translation in 1241 resulting in De Arte Venandi cum Avibus (The Art of Hunting with Birds). Historically, falconry was a popular sport, and status symbol, among the nobles of medieval Europe and feudal Japan; in Japan it is called takagari. Eggs and chicks of birds of prey were quite rare and expensive, and since the process of raising and training a hawk or falcon takes a lot of time and money and space, it was more or less restricted to the noble classes. In Japan, there were even strict restrictions on who could hunt which sorts of animals and where, based on rank within the samurai class. In art and in other aspects of culture such as literature, falconry remained a status symbol long after falconry was no longer popularly practiced. Eagles and hawks displayed on the wall could represent the noble himself, metaphorically, as noble and fierce. Woodblock prints or paintings of falcons or falconry scenes could be bought by wealthy commoners, and displayed as the next best thing to partaking in the sport, again representing a certain degree of nobility. ( Thanks to wikipedia ) Thanks to all for your comments and for having added my image ( Royal Eagle ) to your favs list, I will comment your works as soon as posible. Thanks a lot ! Tony

Comments (38)

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Mondwin

4:19AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Amazing dhot...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma

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tube-x

4:21AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

very interessting picture. ...and story....

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ledwolorz

4:21AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Wonderful photo.

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ralph49

4:46AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Superb capture & thanx for all the historical information

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kgb224

4:47AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Excellent capture Tony.

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tetsu-pino

4:50AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Splendid capture!!!

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Eutopia

4:51AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Gorgeous - and very interesting too :-)

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NekhbetSun

4:58AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Interesting info and great shot Tony !!!

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CavalierLady

6:24AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Wonderful shot, and fascinating to see this bit of falconry before the flying.

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lucyjo

6:37AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Awesome capture!

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RodolfoCiminelli

6:43AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Impresionante tiro que tiene una espectacular definición.....!!

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MOSKETON

6:56AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

que fuerte compañero, hasta la historia del pollo, que fuerte que fuerte. felicidades por la foto. ni yo. en mis mejores tiempos..

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MrsRatbag

9:04AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Great shot!

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MirageBay

9:07AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Excellent shot and history! Thanks for sharing:)

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virginiese

10:30AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Great shot ! Thanks for the information !

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Ac-Dc

10:38AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Una informacionm muy detallada de este bello animal.

MrsLubner

10:45AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

There is a noble feeling to this sport and its one that has always fascinated me. Love the information and the capture of this hooded bird is equally as fascinating. Excellent!

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JeffG7BRJ

12:14PM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Fantastic capture Tony, the Falcon makes for a wonderful image and the detailed information is a great addition, Wikipedia is a fantastic online mine of information, I use it a lot myself. Even hooded the falcon still looks very regal. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!

Charberry

1:11PM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Beautifully captured! I read the history of this a few years ago, and thanks for the reminder of it. Falcons are all out fascinating creatures, and birds of prey. Excellent image.

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