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The '''owl''' is a nocturnal [[bird]] of prey, known for its silent flight, distinctive "whooo" call, and large, front-set eyes. |
The '''owl''' is a nocturnal [[bird]] of prey, known for its silent flight, distinctive "whooo" call, and large, front-set eyes. |
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From [[Chaucer]], '''The Squire's Tale''': |
From [[Chaucer]], '''The Squire's Tale''': |
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:''In which were painted all these false fowls,'' |
:''In which were painted all these false fowls,'' |
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:''As be these tidifes, |
:''As be these tidifes, tercelets, and owls;'' |
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Owls get a more fair treatment in later [[period]]. From a [[17th century]] [[drinking]] [[song]] that is also a popular [[SCA]] [[madrigal]]: |
Owls get a more fair treatment in later [[period]]. From a [[17th century]] [[drinking]] [[song]] that is also a popular [[SCA]] [[madrigal]]: |
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*http://bestiary.ca/beasts/beast245.htm |
*http://bestiary.ca/beasts/beast245.htm |
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*http://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/comment/35vbirdf.hti |
*http://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/comment/35vbirdf.hti |
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 1 January 2008
The owl is a nocturnal bird of prey, known for its silent flight, distinctive "whooo" call, and large, front-set eyes.
In medieval bestiaries and literature, the owl is often given an unkind treatment, associated with darkness, ruins, and graves.
From Chaucer, The Squire's Tale:
- In which were painted all these false fowls,
- As be these tidifes, tercelets, and owls;
Owls get a more fair treatment in later period. From a 17th century drinking song that is also a popular SCA madrigal:
- Of all the birds that ever I see,
- The owl is the fairest in her degree.
- For all the day long she sits in a tree,
- And when the night comes away flies she.
