Some beautiful imagery in this chapter: “Otherworldly creatures, we became a crystal army on the march through a frozen world of white, caught in the light of the low sun rolling across the horizon, scattering its gold over the snow before us.” - Magnificent.
I had no idea that horses needed to be groomed before the saddle blankets are placed on their backs. That’s really interesting.
Regarding the fur-lined coats, I remember reading an article several years ago about Hollywood’s depictions of nomads and tribes, or the dioramas with wax figurines you sometimes come across in museums representing Neolithic peoples. The article highlighted how these were often inaccurate because it depicts the people with the fur pelts out for decorative purposes. Of course that’s really impractical and ridiculous. The fur pelts were worn fur in/hide out to keep the wearer warm. I wonder when that change happened, because it really does go back a long time. Fur-trimmed coats and whatnot.
Some beautiful imagery in this chapter: “Otherworldly creatures, we became a crystal army on the march through a frozen world of white, caught in the light of the low sun rolling across the horizon, scattering its gold over the snow before us.” - Magnificent.
I had no idea that horses needed to be groomed before the saddle blankets are placed on their backs. That’s really interesting.
Regarding the fur-lined coats, I remember reading an article several years ago about Hollywood’s depictions of nomads and tribes, or the dioramas with wax figurines you sometimes come across in museums representing Neolithic peoples. The article highlighted how these were often inaccurate because it depicts the people with the fur pelts out for decorative purposes. Of course that’s really impractical and ridiculous. The fur pelts were worn fur in/hide out to keep the wearer warm. I wonder when that change happened, because it really does go back a long time. Fur-trimmed coats and whatnot.