During the Middle Ages, spurs were one of the symbols of knighthood. As part of the knighthood ceremony, an established knight would place spurs on the new knight and gird on his sword. The former would then declare that the latter was now a knight, being considered to have “won his spurs”. Spurs with a rowel, such as these fine examples, gained popularity in the fourteenth century, when they replaced the ‘prick spur’ –referring to the point (‘prick’) at the end of the shank.
Selection of Iron Medieval Spurs
£ 95.00
A selection of Medieval rowel spurs, made from hand-forged wrought iron. Each featuring a, U-shaped heel-band of differing widths and terminals for straps. The shank of some of the spurs flare upwards a little from the yoke, and the arms are slightly curved to pass below the rider’s ankle. Attached to the shanks are rowels with radiating points.
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Condition: Good. slight rust and some rowels now unable to rotate
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