Krupper
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Krupper, Crupper, Horse Crupper |
| Use: | Crupper |
| Region of origin / author: |
Europe , armory |
| Distribution: | Worldwide |
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The Krupper , also known as a trailer ( French croupiere Bacul ) are a protective weapon from Europe. It protects a horse's croup .
description
The krupper are made of various materials, including leather and steel . They are used to protect the croup of a horse from blows and stings. The shape, design and choice of materials depends on the respective place of origin and the age of manufacture. The first krupper were made of leather, similar to the type used by several races of the North American Indians . These hardly had a real protective function, but were supposed to protect the horse with the help of magical powers. In other countries, krupper made of thick cowhide leather , which was also often hardened by cooking, were used. In later times they were made of steel, and these too can vary greatly in their design. There are croupers that only lie on top of the croup, or they also protect the croup and both sides down to the legs. They were either simply designed or worked out into pompous designs with pictorial representations. The more valuable versions were often refined with engravings or editions made of precious metals ( silvering , gilding ). They also served to better secure the saddle , since the croupers run around the horse's tail with leather straps.
literature
- Sergei I. Rudenko : Frozen tombs of Siberia. The Pazyryk burials of Iron Age horsemen. University of California Press, Berkeley CA 1970, ISBN 0-520-01395-6 , p. 135.
- Kelly DeVries, Robert D. Smith: Medieval weapons. An illustrated history of their impact. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara CA et al. 2007, ISBN 978-1-85109-526-1 .
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 .
