Events Tagged: "hunting"

Assyrian kings hunt aurochs - royal privilege to hunt wild bulls, depicted in palace reliefs as ultimate display of courage

Death of Louis V - dies in hunting accident after one year reign, last Carolingian king of France

Death of William Rufus in New Forest - shot by arrow while hunting, Walter Tirel flees, Henry seizes treasury

Polish kings reserve aurochs hunting - only royalty may hunt remaining aurochs in Polish forests, populations declining