عنوان

A Knight and His Horse:

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TLpq2320990555

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Title Proper

A Knight and His Horse:

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[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Seabolt, A. Peyton

Title Proper by Another Author

The Social Impact of Horses in Medieval France, 1150-1300

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Harris-Stoertz, Fiona

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Trent University (Canada)

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2020

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151

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.A.

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Trent University (Canada)

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2020

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This thesis examines the social impact of horses on French elites between 1150 and 1300. Using courtly literature, a veterinary treatise, manuscript illuminations, archeological studies, material artefacts, and account books, it explores the place of horses in elite society-practical and symbolic-and assesses the social costs of elite use and ownership of horses. While horses served practical functions for elites, their use and investment in horses clearly went far beyond practicality, since elites used horses recreationally and sought prestigious horses and highly decorated equipment. Their owners used horses in displays of power, status, and wealth, as well as in displays of conspicuous consumption and the performance of gender roles. The social display associated with horses was integrally tied to the ideology and performance of chivalry. This study examines the broader use of horses by elites to understand their place in the elite culture of the High Middle Ages.

Horses

Knighthood

Medieval France

Military History

Nobility

Social History

Harris-Stoertz, Fiona

Seabolt, A. Peyton

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