Thursday, May 24, 2018

On May 22nd we went to the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture. The first exhibit was on the impact of horses on Hungarian agriculture, warfare, and sport. The most interesting aspect was how the Hungarians were very innovative in the use of horses in war. The Hungarians invented a new type of saddle to spread the weight of the rider across the horse's back. Hungarians also placed a big emphasis on the horse mounted archer. The extensive use of horses by the Hungarians resembles the Mongolian Empire. The most striking part of this is that they had very similar innovations but never came in contact with one another.  

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