O Cavalo na Idade Média Portuguesa

The present article is a contribution to the study of the horse in the Middle Ages, in a period that extends between the X-XIII centuries. Geographically, this analysis comprises a space in profound transformations that is Portugal, during the process that took it from county to kingdom. The horse i...

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Main Author: Afonso Soares de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Instituto de Estudos Medievais 2022-07-01
Series:Medievalista
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/medievalista/5658
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Summary:The present article is a contribution to the study of the horse in the Middle Ages, in a period that extends between the X-XIII centuries. Geographically, this analysis comprises a space in profound transformations that is Portugal, during the process that took it from county to kingdom. The horse is treated here from a social, political, economic and daily perspective, considering its creation, its market value and symbolic value. It also addresses the political instrumentalization of this animal by the Portuguese monarchs.
ISSN:1646-740X