05-09-2007, 06:14 AM
The horseman galloping (usually holding a spear) is a archetypal image of a hero in this parts. It is known as "The Thracian Knight".
Even in medieval times, when an enemy army was approaching, emissaries were sent, riding trough villages and towns on horseback with a spear dipped in blood (or red paint) to announce the danger. They didn't needed to stop and speak, their presence was taken as a warning of immediate danger and all people must gather their goods and herds and hide into the nearby forests.
Even in medieval times, when an enemy army was approaching, emissaries were sent, riding trough villages and towns on horseback with a spear dipped in blood (or red paint) to announce the danger. They didn't needed to stop and speak, their presence was taken as a warning of immediate danger and all people must gather their goods and herds and hide into the nearby forests.
Romulus Stoica
Better be a hawk for a day than crow for an year!
Better be a hawk for a day than crow for an year!
