IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 617: Horse History, II: Medieval Equestrian Equipment and Practice
Tuesday 2 July 2019, 11.15-12.45
Organisers: | Timothy Dawson, Independent Scholar, Leeds Anastasija Ropa, Department of Management & Communication Science, Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga |
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Moderator/Chair: | Timothy Dawson, Independent Scholar, Leeds |
Paper 617-a | Eastern Roman Equestrian Military Equipment, 6th-7th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Military History, Technology |
Paper 617-b | An Analysis of the Equipment and Training of a 12th- and 13th-Century Horse and Rider (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Military History, Social History, Technology |
Paper 617-c | De l'usage du cheval de guerre au combat au début du XIIIe siècle (Language: Français) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Military History, Technology |
Abstract | This is one of a series of sessions on the medieval horse, dedicated to the exploration of medieval equestrian equipment, its form and function, and the ways in which horses were worked in the Middle Ages. The papers cover the time range from the early medieval to the high medieval periods, focusing, among other things, on the equipment and training for horses used in war. The papers are informed by different disciplinary approaches, from military studies to archaeology and experimental archaeology. |