Medieval Warhorses
Gone Medieval
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Do You Think the Normans Used War Horses?
In mediaeval warfare, horses are used for a great variety of purposes. People can sometimes assume that there's one type of big mediaeval horse t the's used mor it's just not the case. We have this image from the bayo tapestry and other historical sources of the normans using war horses as a decisive battlefield weapon. The received historical wisdom has always been anglo saxon warriors andAnglo saxon nobles fought on foot. They may have used horses to ride to battle, but they did use those horses to ride, you know, into battle, into into the fight. But i think a a really interesting feature, certainly for me as a mediaeval archaeologist
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