MillionEyesOfSumuru t1_jb7k94a wrote on March 7, 2023 at 12:53 AM Reply to comment by PetsArentChildren in Humans Started Riding Horses 5,000 Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests by geoxol Stirrups were also necessary for the use of lances on horseback, unless you wanted to be knocked off the back of your horse by the impact. Their later spread across Europe changed the shape of warfare, and really of the societies themselves. Permalink Parent 11
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Stirrups were also necessary for the use of lances on horseback, unless you wanted to be knocked off the back of your horse by the impact. Their later spread across Europe changed the shape of warfare, and really of the societies themselves.