Red deer red deer was the most prestigious quarry, especially the mature stag, which in England was called a hart. Red deer are held in captivity for a variety of reasons. The meat of the deer, called venison, was until recently restricted in the United Kingdom to those with connections to the aristocratic or poaching communities, and a licence was needed to sell it legally, but it is now widely available in supermarkets, especially in the autumn. The Queen still follows the custom of offering large pieces of venison to members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and others. Some estates
Ossian (given name) Ossian (given name) Ossian is an Anglicised form of the Irish "Oisín" and the Scottish Gaelic "Oisein". The latter names are derived from a byname constructed from the element "os" ("stag"). Another Anglicised form of "Oisín" is "Osian". "Ossian" was one of several names popularised by the romantic works of James Macpherson (died 1796), composer of so-called Ossianic poetry. In consequence, it and other Ossianic names—such as "Malvina", "Minona", "Orla", "Oscar", and "Selma"—were enthusiastically adopted in Scandinavia in the nineteenth century. The specific adoption of "Ossian" in Denmark does not appear to have been a direct result of the works