barca Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 It is my understanding that stirrups originated in the orient and didn't make it to Europe until about the *th century. It is safe to say that the early Imperial cavalry didn't have them. I assume that the early Byzantine Cavalry of Belisarius et al did not have stirrups either. What about the late Sassanids? They had closer contact with the orient. Is there any evidence that they had access to stirrups? What about the HUns?--they supposedly came from the orient--why didn't they have stirrups? Can anyone tell me when was the first recorded use of stirrups in the following locations: Far East (China) India Mesopotania Eastern Europe Western Europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I don't know why they didn't think of stirrups in other places. Must have been a pain in the but (literally!) to mount and ride a horse without them! Especially with all that armor (poor cataphracts! :cry:) I can't imagine the strenght and skill it took to ride a horse without stirrups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfectimusPrime Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Huns did have stirrups. Huns were decentants of the Xiong Nu. Stirrups were invented in China, and it spread through the steppe tribes who were all horsemen. By byzantine's time the stirrups were in a relativly general use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbow Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 There is apparently some evidence that stirrups were used in Assyria c.850 B.C. and in China as early as the Han dynasty, 202 B.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfectimusPrime Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 There is apparently some evidence that stirrups were used in Assyria c.850 B.C. and in China as early as the Han dynasty, 202 B.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 It is my understanding that stirrups originated in the orient and didn't make it to Europe until about the *th century. It is safe to say that the early Imperial cavalry didn't have them. I assume that the early Byzantine Cavalry of Belisarius et al did not have stirrups either. What about the late Sassanids? They had closer contact with the orient. Is there any evidence that they had access to stirrups? What about the HUns?--they supposedly came from the orient--why didn't they have stirrups? Can anyone tell me when was the first recorded use of stirrups in the following locations: Far East (China) India Mesopotania Eastern Europe Western Europe I can point you to the works of Ann Hyland. She's done some extensive writing on the subject of horses in ancient and medieval history including how Roman and Byzantine cavalry were trained. Looks like interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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