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Originally Posted by ariel
... West and East did not differ that much in olden times...
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Naturally !
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... And let's not forget western royal hunts: wild boars, bears. Alexander III ( Russia) was famous for big game hunting at the very end of 19 century...
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We also have our local share. Portuguese King Dom Dinis (1278-1325) broke his ascuma (hunting spear) in a bear whom immediately charged back, having the King killed the beast in a body fight. His bastard son was killed by a wild boar after breaking his ascuma when charging on the animal. Other similar historic events are recorded.
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...That had nothing to do with " confirmation of royal power"...
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The only way it had is because when peasants went through such episodes were not covered by the period press as royals did !
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... West just became less aggressive as it matured, while the East still retained its wild streak...
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Indeed !