07-09-2006, 09:31 AM
Never heard that about archers before, though I'm sure they could be used in that way; could you provide a source for this assertion?
Matthew Bennet's paper 'The Medieval Warhorse Reconsidered' is worth a read on this subject.
It was published in Medieval Knighthood V, (eds) Stephen Church & Ruth Harvey (Boydell, 1995).
Matthew James Stanham
Matthew Bennet's paper 'The Medieval Warhorse Reconsidered' is worth a read on this subject.
It was published in Medieval Knighthood V, (eds) Stephen Church & Ruth Harvey (Boydell, 1995).
Matthew James Stanham
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