Echoing hooves : studies on horses and their effects on medieval societies / edited by Anastasija Ropa, Timothy Dawson.
"Saying that horses shaped the medieval world - and the way we see it today - is hardly an exaggeration. Why else do we imagine a medieval knight - or a nomadic warrior - on horseback? Why do we use such metaphors as "unbridled" or "bearing a yoke" in our daily language? Stu...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2022]
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| Series: | Explorations in medieval culture ;
v. 22. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "Saying that horses shaped the medieval world - and the way we see it today - is hardly an exaggeration. Why else do we imagine a medieval knight - or a nomadic warrior - on horseback? Why do we use such metaphors as "unbridled" or "bearing a yoke" in our daily language? Studies of medieval horses and horsemanship are increasingly popular, but they often focus on a single aspect of equestrianism or a single culture. In this book, you will find information about both elite and humble working equines, about the ideology and practicalities of medieval horsemanship across different countries, from Iceland to China"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 360 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004466509 9789004466500 |