Crinet
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Crinette, horse crinette |
| Use: | armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Europe , armory |
| Distribution: | Europe |
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A crinet ( English horse crinet ) is a historical European protective weapon for the neck of battle horses .
description
The crinet is usually made of steel. It is used in horses to protect the neck from blows with the sword or stabs with the lance during armed conflicts . The individual panels are semicircular in shape and connected to one another in an overlapping manner. The rivets of the fastener are loosely fitted to accommodate the animal's movements. The crinet extends from just behind the horse's ears to just before the saddle . Leather straps are attached to the head and end of the saddle with which it can be connected to the saddle and the horse's forehead . Some crinets have chain armor on the lower edge. There are different versions around the world that differ in material, design and decoration.
literature
- Catherine Johns: Horses. History, myth, art. Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA 2006, ISBN 0-674-02323-4 , p. 94.
- Madeleine Pelner Cosman, Linda Gale Jones: Handbook to life in the medieval world. Volume 1. Facts on File, New York NY 2008, ISBN 978-0-8160-4887-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an Introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 194.