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
Erika (given name) Erika (given name) The given name Erika, or Erica, is a feminine form of Eric, deriving from the Old Norse name "Eiríkr" (or "Eríkr" in Eastern Scandinavia due to monophthongization). The first element, "ei-" is derived either from the older Proto-Norse "*aina(z)", meaning "one, alone, unique", as in the form "Æinrikr" explicitly, or from "*aiwa(z)" "long time, eternity". The second element "-ríkr" stems either from "*ríks" "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic "reiks") or from the therefrom derived "*ríkijaz" "kingly, powerful, rich". The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". It is a common