A finely decorated and curved 16th century English hunting horn. The sound of the horns and the barking of the dogs, the excitement of that experience, is often described as the most joyful thing in hunting. In medieval times different signals were sounded during different phases of the hunt. You blow a certain signal when you are going out on a hunt and another when you are riding back home. There is a signal for when the game is sighted or the hounds are to be released or to call them back and finally after a kill you blow the “mort”.

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Size: 4800px × 2764px
Location: England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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