Hart

1. Hart

   An old alternative word for 'stag'. The word hart was used of a red deer stag more than five years old, which was mature with more meat and fat. Hunting and killing a hart was prestigeous.

   
   
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   The White Hart was Richard II's personal emblem and livery. In English folklore, the White Hart is associated with Herne the Hunter.

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   See also
   White Stag | The Legend of King Arthur
   
   
   

2. Hart Fell

   A mountain in Scotland which N. Tolstoy argues was the dwelling place of Merlin.