“Mediterranean Falconry as a Cross-Cultural Bridge: Christian – Muslim Hunting Encounters”

Medieval Falconry

Among the spectacular Eastern hunting techniques which could become the object of interest and envy of the Europeans, one easily adapted to the natural conditions of Europe was undoubtedly the falconry. In fact, it became not only a great fancy of medieval and renaissance Europe, but also a kind of cross-cultural bridge across ideological gaps.

Ŭng Kol Pang, a 14th century Korean treatise on falconry

korean falconry

It is not easy to find out where, when and how falconry developed and spread into Korea.

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