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17 octobre 2018
- doi: 10.4000/books.pufr.14931
- isbn: 9782869064324
- eisbn: 9782869066373
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
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élevage archéologie histoire Moyen Âge écurie patrimoine équestre History Medieval & Renaissance Studies HIS037010 HBLCSujets proches
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Frédéric Raynaud, « La fonction de maréchal et le métier de maréchal-ferrant au Moyen Âge », Presses universitaires François-Rabelais, ID : 10.4000/books.pufr.14931
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Used prior to the practice of horse shoeing, the word « marshall » in the early Middle Ages refers to a servant in charge of horses in large estates that were under the influence of germanic language. A subordinate to the supreme commander of the French army, being neither a specific vet nor a real blacksmith, he could be responsible for taking care of horses, for breeding them and breaking in colts. The different stages in the evolution of military practices promoted the social status of marshalls in the royal surrounding to the prestigious charge of cavalry field officer. It is probably owing to the exchange of their specific know-how and the collaboration between marshalls and blacksmiths that the latter, linked or not with armies, will specialize in blacksmith’s trade and will develop it, creating the farrier’s guild.