Medieval Technology and Social Change
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: December 31, 1966
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780195002669
First sentence: THE history of the use of the horse in battle is divided into three periods: first, that of the charioteer; second, that of the mounted warrior who clings to his steed by pressure of the knees; and the third, that of the rider equipped with stirrups.