A 16th century image shows knights fighting bears with daggers. Was this real?

by Socrate_Safo

Here's the image. I assume it's from the 16th century (because of the costume), but the situation seems very fantastical and I can't make heads or tails out of the text. What's the context behind this picture?

motorbiker1985

The text just summarizes what the man and the bear are doing, short explanation of the "combat"

your question was probably already answered by /u/idjet here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/421m96/how_were_large_dangerous_animals_like_bears/