Camels also present in L10thC Poland+Germany, w/ Mieszko I of Poland giving one as a gift to Otto III in 980s:https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Db9Z_BagLw8C&lpg=PA25&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q&f=false …
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An interesting brief discussion of royal menageries in England, incl Henry I's at Woodstock: https://parksandgardensuk.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/elephants-and-the-royal-menagerie/ …pic.twitter.com/1IcQOCgPaI
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Matthew Paris's mid-13thC drawing of Henry III's elephant from his menagerie: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2013/05/the-elephant-at-the-tower.html …pic.twitter.com/HUnoxusg2z
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More on Henry III's elephant+a 2nd drawing of it by Matthew Paris: https://theparkerlibrary.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/matthew-paris-and-the-elephant-at-the-tower/ … & http://www.finerollshenry3.org.uk/redist/pdf/fm-06-2012.pdf …pic.twitter.com/R5sO5VD832
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King Henry 111, Father of Edward 1.
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Yes, that's the one :)
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Otto I of Germany also had camels, prob via a mid-10thC delegation of 'Saracens' :) https://www.academia.edu/8482748/Cosmopolitan_Claims_Islamicate_Spolia_during_the_Reign_of_King_Henry_II_1002_24_in_Medieval_History_Journal_15_2_2012_S._299-318 …pic.twitter.com/QkWJSBaMCe
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I blame the Greeks!
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did this camel's arrive alone, or with keepers? I think they must check nearby cemeteries.
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They certainly often had keepers travelling with them, so seems credible! And yes, I agree!
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And globalization is supposed to be a late 20th century phenomenon. Not!
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Absolutely! :)
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"Although a camel may have no quills, a wise man would prefer to be sat upon by a porcupine."
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Hah! Not untrue! :)
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Don't get any ideas Janina!
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Porcupines native to Africa! Learning something new from Pliny and Isidore:)
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overlooked. Famous menagerie ;-0)
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