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Author Archives: thegrailquest
Accomplishing the Mission: a prehistory to The Horse in Premodern European Culture
In July 2015, two medievalists met at one of the social spaces of the International Medieval Congress at Leeds. It must have been a reception, with wine flowing as usual, as the two medievalists who did not know each got … Continue reading
Why Gingerbreads and Horses Make a Perfect Christmas Match
In Latvia, gingerbreads, paper-thin cookies made of brown dough with honey, pepper, and lots of other spices are traditionally baked for Christmas. Now, there are different spice mixes, but, as experience proves, pepper, ginger, cinnamon and honey are paramount for … Continue reading
Top 7 Latvian Horsy Superstitions
Two most superstitious groups of people are probably sportsmen and those who are involved in agricultural work. It follows that equestrians are bound to have twice as many superstitions as ordinary folk. With this in mind, I asked Edgar, who, … Continue reading
Posted in equestrian history, History of Livonia, Medieval animals
Tagged equestrian history, foal, folklore, magic, mare, stallion, superstition
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Call for papers: Horse History Sessions at the International Medieval Congress
via Call for papers: Horse History Sessions at the International Medieval Congress
#ShelfieSunday: Practical Horsemanship in Medieval Arthurian Romance
Originally posted on Equine History Collective:
Ropa, Anastasija. Practical Horsemanship in Medieval Arthurian Romance. Rewriting Equestrian History Series, vol. 1, Trivent Publishing, 2019. ISSN 2676-8097 Review by Karen Campbell Recently, a growing interest in animal studies, posthumanism, and…
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Horse History Sessions at IMC 2019
Session 517: Horses to the East Tue, 02 July – 09.00-10.30 Jürg Gassmann, Horses in Western Asia in the Transition from Late Antiquity to ca. 1000 CE Hylke Hettema, A Medieval Genealogy of the Arab Horse Alexia-Foteini Stamouli, Equids in … Continue reading
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Tagged IMC Leeds
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Why Put Artwork All Over Your Document? Querying Illuminated Charters
via Why Put Artwork All Over Your Document? Querying Illuminated Charters
Of the Livonians’ Cults, religion(S) and (Im)morality – Again
Dyonisius Fabricius, writing his Livonicae historiae in the first half of the seventeenth century, more than half a century after Balthasar Russow, makes the history of Livonian mores – and immoralities – so much more exciting to read, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Fabricius, Livonia, witchcraft
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The Count of May Festival in Riga
With history being in fashion today, it is not surprising that many old traditions are revived or reinvented, attracting tourists and enriching the communities’ cultural lives. A good example of it is the Count of May festival in Riga, a … Continue reading
