03-18-2011, 04:11 AM
Tim,
Yes, that style of saddle-- with a semicircular cantles-- appears a pupular steppe design. I think some of the modern Equites Taifali are using them. That cloisene eagle looks Germanic enough, but the stylistic pose can be dated back to the Scythians, then used by Sarmatians, Alans, Goths, and even later by Gengis Khan. Cloisene might have begun as Sarmatian, but it came to the front as the Migration Era Style" and continued until 700.
Anyway, welcome aboard.
Yes, that style of saddle-- with a semicircular cantles-- appears a pupular steppe design. I think some of the modern Equites Taifali are using them. That cloisene eagle looks Germanic enough, but the stylistic pose can be dated back to the Scythians, then used by Sarmatians, Alans, Goths, and even later by Gengis Khan. Cloisene might have begun as Sarmatian, but it came to the front as the Migration Era Style" and continued until 700.
Anyway, welcome aboard.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
