Riding equipment from the principality of Achaea (1205-1428).

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Published: Oct 25, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.10701
Keywords:
Frankish period horses spurs horseshoes Western Peloponnese Chlemoutsi Glarentza Principality of Achaea.
Eleni BARMPARITSA
Dr. Archaeologist
Abstract
The use of the horse in pre-industrial societies improved a series of human activities, including production processes,transportation, and military activities. Recent excavations at two important sites in the Principality of Achaea (1205-1428), the castles of Chlemoutsi and Glarentza in Western Peloponnese, revealed a significant collection of riding equipment. The collection consists mainly of spurs for the citizens of Glarentza who held the status of knight, as well as horseshoes for war horses and pack animals.
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