Monthly Archives: February 2020

Cutting the Stallion’s Tail: A Very Strange Crime that Might Have Occurred in Medieval Wales

Posted on February 20, 2020 by thegrailquest

Inspired by Edgar Rops, “The Horse in Welsh and Anglo-Saxon Law,” from The Horse in Premodern European Culture, ed. by Anastasija Ropa and Timothy Dawson Owain was neither thief nor coward, and he certainly did not want to appear like one. … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on medieval urban equines

Posted on February 7, 2020 by thegrailquest

in the late Middle Ages, the horse became more widely popular as a means of transportation than ever before in history… (Fabienne Meiers, “Equestrian Cities: The Use of Riding Horses and Characteristics of Horse Husbandry in Late Medieval Urban Agglomerations,” … Continue reading →

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The Less Glamorous Equines

Posted on February 2, 2020 by thegrailquest

“Horses have the speed and spirit, but for strength, endurance, and steadiness, they are often the inferior of other species and varieties. That so much depended upon four-legged freight makes it something of a surprise how neglected it is in … Continue reading →

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