Posted on 09/28/2020 10:56:37 AM PDT by nickcarraway
"Look over there. See that man coming this way?" asks Timur. "He's so good looking."
Galloping towards us on a stout Mongolian steed is the nomad's version of Brad Pitt returning home in "Legends of the Fall." Bundled inside a pinto jacket above richly embroidered trousers, he certainly catches the eye. A fox fur hat warms his head, and perched calmly on his right forearm is a golden eagle that's not merely a prop for a cheesy cologne advertisement.
"Look at his eyebrows and his cheekbones," continues our Intrepid Travel guide. "And look at how big and strong he is. The girls go crazy over him." "It's true," says Timur's wife, Bata, blushing slightly. "If I was to compare him with Timur just on looks, of course I would choose him."
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Check out NatGeo's excellent, short video of this amazing bird in action at:
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/worlds-deadliest/00000144-0a2b-d3cb-a96c-7b2fbabd0000
and I thought Mongolian blacksmiths and sheep herders got all the chicks.
Bird handlers were quite the bomb back in Kahn’s day.
They hunted prey that helped feed his army as they moved always forward.
Anyone interested in this should watch The Eagle Huntress.
Kool movie about eagle hunting and life. Good scenery from Mongolia too.
Maybe it’s the camera angle, but those horses don’t look right. They’re way too small.
Mongolian horses are small, but hardy. https://www.petguide.com/breeds/horse/mongolian-horse/
Falconers always had a special status in the courts of Europe and Asia. I think it was Adelard of Corbie who wrote about the special place of falconers in the court of Charlemagne.
Sounds about right, jocks get all the chicks. Sidebar, I'm descended from Charlemagne through his less successful son, Charlesaux.
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