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1 Anglo-Saxon mythology. 2 Aztec mythology. 3 Akan mythology. ... Ahosu, Goddess of hunting and the protector of wildlife, called upon for successful hunts. In myths ...
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that the month of January was known as “Wolf monath”, as this was the first full month of wolf-hunting by the nobility. Officially, this hunting season would end on 25 March; thus it encompassed the cubbing season when wolves were at their most vulnerable, and their fur was of greater quality. [1]
At the east end of the reef is a gully with a depth of 30 meters (98 ft). Known as the "Mixon Hole", this feature makes up the north side of a drowned river gorge. The Mixon is part of a Marine Conservation Zone and supports diverse wildlife including short-snouted seahorses, squat lobsters and crabs along with red algae and kelp in shallower ...
In Anglo-Saxon England, though the kings were great huntsmen, they never set aside areas declared to be "outside" (Latin foris) the law of the land. [4] Historians find no evidence of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs (c. 500 to 1066) creating forests. [5] However, under the Norman kings (after 1066), by royal prerogative forest law was widely applied. [6]
This area of woodland follows a stream at the foot of Ashey Down and is owned by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, who manage it to encourage red squirrels and other local wildlife. The stream is said to contain stones stained red by the blood of a battle between "Saxons and Danes", although this is said to be due to red algae ...
In modern times, the term "Anglo-Saxons" is used by scholars to refer collectively to the Old English speaking groups in Britain. As a compound term, it has the advantage of covering the various English-speaking groups on the one hand, and to avoid possible misunderstandings from using the terms "Saxons" or "Angles" (English), both of which terms could be used either as collectives referring ...
Some deer parks were established in the Anglo-Saxon era and are mentioned in Anglo-Saxon Charters; these were often called hays (from Old English heġe (“hedge, fence”) and ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land”). [7] [8] After the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, William the Conqueror seized existing game reserves.
Confirmation of the use of Anglo-Saxons as foederati or federate troops has been seen as coming from burials of Anglo-Saxons wearing military equipment of a type issued to late Roman forces, which have been found both in late Roman contexts, such as the Roman cemeteries of Winchester and Colchester, and in purely 'Anglo-Saxon' rural cemeteries ...