Salvete Omnes,
long time ago I copied the image of Enrique (Henry) of Castilla (Castile), as his mounted image was picture perfect cavalier riding la gineta or in the Spanish Moorish fashion, with short, wide stirrups and long lance.
Looking at the images of Enrique I came across the photos of the stained glass window from el Alcazar (royal castle) of Segovia.
.. and some more images of this king from miniature.
.and for comparison, also from Segovia - a knight riding la brida (long stirrups), astride his armored horse wielding a sword
in both images the mounted knights are armored with plate armor
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kings coats of arms from the Segovia cathedral
later, posthumous image of the king
Valete
I did not know any Knight riding "a la jineta": this was reserved for women, with special saddle. For my ignorante has been a good piece to link togerher the fact that this King Enrique de Trastamara was named "the impotente" (poor guy) and her daughter Lost the war against her aunt the Great Isabel la católica.
ReplyDelete"La jineta mood was fashionsble then? A time to be a "male" and to keep women in s short leash