Medieval trained bears

Medieval trained bears: Anglo-Saxon gleemen with sticks and horns peforming over a trained bear, 10th century (top), juggler with bear and drummer with chained bear, 14th century (middle), and woman dancing in front of a bear chained to its master but scourged to attack, 10th century (bottom). Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876

Anglo-saxon Drummer Gleemen Juggler Pastimes Scourge Strutt Tabor Trained

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