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Medieval Bestiary

Medieval Bestiary. What is a Bestiary?. A bestiary is a ‘dictionary’ that lists both real and imaginary creatures. A bestiary usually gives a description of the creature, tells about the creature’s special features and includes a drawing. Examples of Creatures…. Yale. Latin name: Eale

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Medieval Bestiary

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  1. Medieval Bestiary

  2. What is a Bestiary? A bestiary is a ‘dictionary’ that lists both real and imaginary creatures.

  3. A bestiary usually gives a description of the creature, tells about the creature’s special features and includes a drawing.

  4. Examples of Creatures… Yale Latin name: Eale Other names: Centicore The yale has very long and flexible horns, which it move independently in any direction. When it fights, it keeps one horn pointed backward, so that if the horn it is fighting with is damaged it can bring the other to the front. The yale is the size of a horse, but has the tail of an elephant and the jaws of a boar, and is black. The basilisk is the enemy of the yale, and if it finds the yale asleep it stings it between the eyes, causing its eyes to swell until they burst.

  5. Crocodile Latin name: Crocodilus Other names: Cocatris, Cocodrille, Cocodrillus, Coquatrix, Corchodrillus The crocodile is a four-footed beast that is born in the Nile River. Its skin is very hard, so that it is not hurt when struck by stones. It spends the day on land and the night in the water. It is armed with cruel teeth and claws; it is the only animal that can move the upper part of its jaw while keeping the lower part still. Its dung can be used to enhance a person’s beauty. Crocodiles always weep after eating a man. Despite the hardness of the crocodile’s skin, there are two animals that can kill it. The sawfish (serra) can cut the crocodile’s stomach, and the hydrus can crawl into the crocodile’s mouth and kill it from the inside.

  6. Phoenix Latin name: Phoenix Other names: Feniex, Fénis, Fenix, Phénix A bird that rises anew from the ashes of its funeral pyre One of the stories of the Phoenix tells that it is a bird from India. When it reaches the age of five hundred years, it flies to a frankincense tree and fills its wings with spices. In early spring a priest at Heliopolis covers an altar with twigs. The phoenix comes to the city, sees the altar, lights a fire there and is consumed by it. The next day a small, sweet-smelling worm is found in the ashes. On the second day the worm has transformed into a small bird, and on the third has the form of the Phoenix again.

  7. Check out this site for more real and imaginary beasts…

  8. Create your own imaginary beast… • Create an imaginary animal by combining parts of two or more animals • Show pattern and textures in your animal’s fur, feathers or skin • Show highlights and shadows using complimentary colors - add white for high lights • Create an environment for their imaginary animal. • Write about your beast’s habitat, enemies, behaviour and special characteristics

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