Echoing Hooves: Studies on Horses and Their Effects on Medieval Societies

by Anastasija Ropa (Editor)

The horse was the essential animal for the medieval means of transport, a vehicle of social status and a cherished companion. This volume explores the ways in which horses shaped medieval societies.

380 pages, Hardcover

Published July 7, 2022

About the author

ANASTASIJA ROPA holds a doctoral degree from Bangor University (North Wales), for a study in medieval and modern Arthurian literature. She has published several articles on medieval and modern Arthurian literature, focusing on its historical and artistic aspects. Anastasija is a member of the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society and of the Centre for Arthurian Studies. She is currently employed as guest lecturer at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education. Anastasija’s most recent research explores medieval equestrianism in English and French literary sources and documents, and she has been one of the organizers of sessions on medieval equestrianism at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds since 2016.