Robert C Woosnam-Savage
Biographic Data
| ID | 5638916 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert C Woosnam-Savage |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert C |
| FAMILY NAME | Woosnam-Savage |
| SIGNATURE | WOOSNAM-SAVAGE R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Armouries |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Of knights, cranes, hoists and winches…; the myth of how knights mounted horses
It is sometimes erroneously claimed that medieval knights, weighed down in their plate armour, could only mount horses with the aid of some mechanical device. This myth is found not only in some popular accounts of the Middle Ages but is also in the works of modern academics. It has been repeatedly claimed that it originated in the work of Mark Twain. However, even this is nothing but another myth in itself. A further re-examination of written an…
Battle Trauma in Medieval Warfare
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Battle Trauma in Medieval Warfare
Of knights, cranes, hoists and winches…; the myth of how knights mounted horses
It is sometimes erroneously claimed that medieval knights, weighed down in their plate armour, could only mount horses with the aid of some mechanical device. This myth is found not only in some popular accounts of the Middle Ages but is also in the works of modern academics. It has been repeatedly claimed that it originated in the work of Mark Twain. However, even this is nothing but another myth in itself. A further re-examination of written an…
Ancient history (2 works) · History (2 works) · American and British Literature Analysis (1 work) · American Literature and Humor Studies (1 work) · American Sports and Literature (1 work) · Armour (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Battle (1 work) · Classics (1 work)