Hi cypherpunk5150,
Thank you for a very interesting question and for accepting my findings.
A Historical Look at the Sport of Angling
http://www.farreaches.org/fishing/angling.html
"Thus have I proved, according to my purpose, that the sport and game
of angling is the true means and cause that brings a man into a merry
spirit, which (according to the said proverb of Solomon and the said
teachings of medicine) makes a flowering of age and a long one. And
therefore, to all you that are virtuous, gentle and free-born, I write
and make this simple treatise which follows, by which you can have the
whole art of angling to amuse you as you please, in order that your
age may flourish the more and last the longer.
- From the modernized text of The Treatise of Fishing with an Angle
(From the 2nd Book of St. Albans, 1496)
[edit]
"A Brief History of Angling
Angling is the technique of catching fish using a rod and line; it is
called "angling" because of the angle formed by the two. It is
considered a sport when practiced for enjoyment, without the need of
fish for food or commerce (though bringing home your day's catch for
dinner is a bonus for a good angler). Anglers sometimes attempt to
catch only one type of fish, often limiting their equipment to
increase the sport.
Ancient pictographs dating from about 2000 B.C. indicate that the
first known anglers were the Egyptians. A drawing dating from c. 1400
B.C., which depicts an Egyptian noble angling in an elegant pond,
suggests they were also the first culture which enjoyed it as a sport.
The Greeks, who wrote avidly on fishing, discuss the sport of angling
in greater detail, and provide some of the earliest amounts of the
equipment used. The Romans, by contrast, did not seem to hold the
sport in very high regard, since there is mention that it was an
activity for women and not a fitting sport for men."
[see article]
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The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/16/A0301600.html
"angle1
INTRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: anˇgled, anˇgling, anˇgles
1. To fish with a hook and line.
2. To try to get something by indirect or artful means: angle for a promotion.
NOUN: Obsolete A fishhook or fishing tackle.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English anglen, from angel, fishhook, from Old English."
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http://www.gwp.enta.net/walhist.html
"ANGLE (Dyf) Nangle (1325). Meaning: probably from OE angel related to
the known OSCAN ongul ?fishing hook?, hence ?bend?. The OE atten Angle
?at the Angle? has been wrongly condensed in the earliest record."
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SO YOU WANNA CATCH FISH?
http://www.panamafishingandcatching.com/intro.htm
"Sportfishing or ?Angling? owes its roots to the invention of the
angled fishhook. The word ?Angling? comes from the Greek ?ankos glen?
(barbed hook), the Old English ?anga hook? or angled hook and from its
definition ? ?to use artful means to obtain an objective?
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phrases, sayings and idioms at The Phrase Finder
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/19/messages/398.html
"Re: Angler - Word origin
Question:
Does anyone know the origin of the word "angler"? I know there is a
fish called angler, but how did it come to be that someone fishes with
hook and line is called an angler?
Answer:
It's because the angler angles. To angle, meaning to fish, comes
from a Middle English noun "angel" (pronounced to rhyme with dangle),
which simply means a fish-hook.
Check out an ancient (1600s) book by Julianne Burners titled "The
Art of Fishing wiht an Angle" and you will find the angle actually
refers to the angle between the pole and the line. This is an
important aspect of fishing with ancient equipment. Modern poles and
drag reels make it somewhat less crucial."
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Best regards,
tlspiegel |
