The Rohirrim, why horses? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Dakêsîntrah · 01-22-2010, 01:01 PM

[There is some archaeological evidence of a 'horse tribe' in England long before the Norman conquest]

I had always envisioned the Rohirrim as likened unto the Sarmatian horse people. The Romano-Britons were also very much like this, horse-people, who patterned much of their combat style after the Roman cavalry in Britain.

01-22-2010, 01:01 PM	#1
Dakêsîntrah Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Armenelos Posts: 29	[There is some archaeological evidence of a 'horse tribe' in England long before the Norman conquest] I had always envisioned the Rohirrim as likened unto the Sarmatian horse people. The Romano-Britons were also very much like this, horse-people, who patterned much of their combat style after the Roman cavalry in Britain.