wicg-cræft

wicg-cræft, m.n: steed-craft, skill in connection with horses. (WIDG-KRAFT / ˈwɪd͡ʒ-ˌkɹæft)

Medieval manuscript illustration of an army of armoured men on horses with swords and spears, riding into battle.
Crusader Bible. France (Paris), 1240s. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 24r. [themorgan.org]

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