The Anglo-Saxons did not fight on horseback, if that is what you mean. They may have ridden to battle on horses, but they were not employed in battle. At the Battle of Hastings, for example, there is no evidence of Anglo Saxon cavalry; certainly t... read more
The Anglo-Saxons did not fight on horseback, if that is what you mean. They may have ridden to battle on horses, but they were not employed in battle. read more
Far from being strangers to warhorses, not just for travelling to battle as is known, but for actually in battle, the much-maligned Anglo-Saxons were very well-accustomed to the use of"cavalry"- after all, 'knight' is derived from an old English word, not the Franco-Norman 'chevalier' 1. read more
Many historians, however, have concluded that the Anglo-Saxons did not use horses in battle. Explanations to account for this have included suggestions that they did not know how to ride or that they only had tiny ponies. read more