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Courser (horse), the Glossary

A courser is a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages as a warhorse.^[1]

14 relations: Ann Hyland, Christopher Gravett, Destrier, Ewart Oakeshott, Gait, Horses in the Middle Ages, Horses in warfare, Knight, Man-at-arms, Medieval hunting, Medieval warfare, Michael Prestwich, Middle Ages, Rouncey.
Warfare of the Middle Ages
Warhorses

Ann Hyland

Ann Hyland is a writer and historian who specialises in equestrianism and the development of horses.

Christopher Gravett

Christopher Gravett is an assistant curator of armour at the Tower Armouries specialising in the arms and armour of the medieval world.

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Richard Marshal unseats an opponent during a skirmish. The destrier is the best-known war horse of the Middle Ages. Courser (horse) and destrier are Types of horse, warfare of the Middle Ages and Warhorses.

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Ewart Oakeshott

Ronald Ewart Oakeshott (25 May 1916 – 30 September 2002) was a British illustrator, collector, and amateur historian who wrote prodigiously on medieval arms and armour.

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Gait

Gait is the pattern of movement of the limbs of animals, including humans, during locomotion over a solid substrate.

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Horses in the Middle Ages

Horses in the Middle Ages differed in size, build and breed from the modern horse, and were, on average, smaller. Courser (horse) and horses in the Middle Ages are Types of horse and warfare of the Middle Ages.

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Horses in warfare

The first evidence of horses in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. Courser (horse) and horses in warfare are Warhorses.

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Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.

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Man-at-arms

A man-at-arms was a soldier of the High Medieval to Renaissance periods who was typically well-versed in the use of arms and served as a fully-armoured heavy cavalryman.

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Medieval hunting

Royal hunting, also royal art of hunting, was a hunting practice of the aristocracy throughout the known world in the Middle Ages, from Europe to Far East.

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Medieval warfare

Medieval warfare is the warfare of the Middle Ages. Courser (horse) and Medieval warfare are warfare of the Middle Ages.

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Michael Prestwich

Michael Charles Prestwich OBE (born 30 January 1943) is an English historian, specialising on the history of medieval England, in particular the reign of Edward I. He is retired, having been Professor of History at Durham University and Head of the Department of History until 2007.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Rouncey

The term rouncey (also spelt rouncy or rounsey) was used during the Middle Ages to refer to an ordinary, all-purpose horse. Courser (horse) and rouncey are Types of horse, warfare of the Middle Ages and Warhorses.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courser_(horse)