IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 355: International Cultures of Horsemanship
Monday 6 July 2020, 16.30-18.00
| 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: | Edgar Rops, Independent Scholar, Latvia |
| Paper 355-a | Holy Knight Dragon Slayer: About the Medieval Representations of the Fight against Evil (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Art History - Sculpture |
| Paper 355-b | 'Their horses are excellent and swift': The Horses of the Anglo-Scottish Border (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Local History |
| Paper 355-c | Mules in the Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Local History |
| Paper 355-d | Cavalry and the Horses: A Centripetal Force of the Mughal Empire (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Trade, Language and Literature - Other, Military History |
| Abstract | In this session on horse history, the speakers discuss the roles horse and other equines play in medieval cultures across the world, from the Mughal Empire to the territory of the British Islands, through Italy. The papers consider the military connotations associated with equines, as well as their more peaceful functions as means of transport and agricultural workers. The papers address the role of horses in building cultural relations and participating in cultural and military conflicts across the state borders, as well as the ways in which artistic and literary models of equines travelled across borders. |