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'''Animals''' crop up in many areas of history.

== [[Feast]]s ==
All manner of animals, from [[bird]]s and [[beast]]s, to [[rodent]]s and [[fish]], can be marinated, boiled, stewed, roasted, baked, fried, stuffed, preserved and eaten!

List of some animals known to have been eaten:
*[[badger]]
*bittern
*[[boar]]
*bream
*[[cow|cattle]] (including calves)
*capon
*[[chicken]]
*cod
*coney ([[rabbit]])
*conger [[eel]]
*cray
*[[crane]]
*[[crow]]
*curlew
*[[deer]] (stags, bucks and roes)
*[[duck]] (including mallard, teal, shelduck and tufted)
*egret
*[[goat]] (including kids)
*[[hare]]
*[[heron]]
*[[horse]]
*[[goose]]
*[[gull]]
*greenshank
*jackdaw
*lapwing
*linnet
*[[magpie]]
*mallard
*moorhen
*[[ox]]en
*[[partridge]]
*[[peacock]]
*[[perch]]
*[[pheasant]]
*[[pig]]
*[[pigeon]] - including wood pigeon
*[[pike]]
*plover (grey and golden)
*[[porpoise]]
*[[quail]]
*rees
*rock [[dove]]
*[[rook]]
*[[seal]]
*[[sheep]] (both lamb and mutton)
*snipe
*[[sparrow]]
*[[squirrel]]
*starling
*[[swan]]
*teal
*thrush
*whimbrel
*whiting
*wild bull
*woodcocks

In desperate times other animals might also be eaten including:
*[[cat]]
*[[dog]]

== [[Heraldry]] ==
[[Animals (Heraldry) | Animals]] can be used as heraldic [[charge]]s.

== Animals in the [[SCA]] ==
=== [[A&S]] === 
*rearing of animals: [[falconry]]
*animal products:
**skin ([[Leatherwork]])
**[[fur]] - to line or decorate [[clothing]]
**[[wool]] [[spinning]] and [[weaving]]
**[[felt]] - made by compressing wool or fur
**flesh [[cook]]ing ([[subtleties]], or as mentioned above under 'feasts')
**[[feather]]s  & [[millinery]] (feathers, felt or [[leather]] can be used)
**[[horn]] - used to make a variety of objects including [[tablet weaving]] cards
**[[ivory]] - a denser type of horn from elephant, hippopotamus or walrus, prized to make carved objects e.g. cosmetic cases, chess pieces, statues,
**[[bone]]s - make a variety of objects including spoons, needles, statuettes and [[game]]s and [[toy]]s (e.g. knucklebones, children's teething rings). Also food setting agents e.g. gelatine (Is this [[medieval]]? I'm sure marrow was)
**fertilizer
**misc - [[dye]]s (various bits from animals were used in [[pigments]]/paints and [[dyestuffs]]) e.g. [[tyrian purple]] from molluscs, [[perfume]]s ([[musk]] from deer)
*depictions of animals: [[embroidery]] (animals are depicted), [[weaving]]

=== [[Combat]] ===
Some parts of the SCA permit [[equestrian]] [[event]]s. Various animals are used in [[war scenario]]s (not real ones, of course!), such as [[goat]]/[[sheep stealing]] or hunting of the [[deer]]. Stuffed sheep also make excellent [[combat archery]] targets.

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