I saw it last night. It's deliberate and slow in ways not like 300 or The 13th Warrior. More similar to the latter.
Interestingly, the Norse did transport cavalry on longships. Stinky ride, I bet.
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§ ita § - Apr 16, 2007 2:23:24 pm PDT #8190 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Theodosia - Apr 17, 2007 4:42:13 am PDT #8191 of 10001
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They'd have ridden big "cold blood" Northern horse stock, which is characteristicly hardier than the much faster "hot bloods", so there's that, too. Which is about all the history of horses I know....
sumi - Apr 17, 2007 6:55:54 am PDT #8192 of 10001
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Not "big" - they'd probably have ridden something more like Norwegian Fjord or the Gotland - I mean, were the Vikings known for their cavalry?
Or the Icelandic Horse - which claims to be the only true Viking horse.
Were the horses in the movie Icelandic horses?
Theodosia - Apr 17, 2007 6:58:00 am PDT #8193 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I've seen Fjord horses, which are neat and yes, big pony-sized. (And have crests instead of manes, IIRC). I'm probably thinking of later-developed Belgians and whatnot as coldbloods.
sumi - Apr 17, 2007 7:02:09 am PDT #8194 of 10001
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Cute Icelandic horses -- trying to imagine fully armored type people riding these guys. But the armor from that era isn't the same as the later knights with the Great Horses, right?
Theodosia - Apr 17, 2007 7:05:18 am PDT #8195 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Cute Fjord Horse pics with the crest and the stripe down the back onto the tail, too.
sumi - Apr 17, 2007 7:06:58 am PDT #8196 of 10001
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Picturing Karl Urban riding one of those horses, wearing, for example, his Rohirrim armor from Lotr is amusing.
Theodosia - Apr 17, 2007 7:09:25 am PDT #8197 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Theodosia - Apr 17, 2007 7:18:00 am PDT #8198 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'll stop now. But Fjord foals are the cutest thing EVAR. Now I really really want a pony.
sumi - Apr 17, 2007 7:31:35 am PDT #8199 of 10001
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