Blinded horse forehead
| Blinded horse forehead | |
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Blinded horse forehead, dazzling forehead |
| Use: | Horse armor , tournament armor |
| Region of origin / author: |
Germany , Plattner |
| Distribution: | Europe |
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The blinded horse forehead is a special horse forehead that was used for the tournament.
description
The blinded horse's forehead is basically constructed in the same way as a normal horse's forehead, which is intended for use in war. It is made of steel and is adapted to the shape of a horse's head. The difference to normal foreheads is that the eyes of the horse's forehead are not worked out, so that when a horse wears them, it is blind. The dazzling of the horses ("Blendt and Thört") was used so that the horses would not shy away , stop or break away when riding along the plank that separates the two tournament opponents . The rider could have been injured if he fell from the horse by breaking away or shying, and targeting the enemy was impossible.
The oldest example of a blinded horse's forehead can be found in a seal of John I of Lorraine from 1367.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wendelin Boeheim, Handbook of Arms , Nachdr. D. Ed. Leipzig 1890, Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 978-3-201-00257-8 , pages 549, 552
- ↑ G. Demay, Le costume an moyen-àge d´après les sceaux , Paris 1880
literature
- Wendelin Boeheim, J. Löwy, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, album of outstanding items from the weapons collection of the very highest imperial family: published with the permission of the high chamberlain of his KuK apostolic majesty , volume 1, Verlag J. Löwy, 1894, pages 27-28
- Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Guide through the weapons collection , Verlag Kunsthistorischeammlung, 1889, page 150
