Rouncey Rouncey The term rouncey (also spelt rouncy or rounsey) was used during the Middle Ages to refer to an ordinary, all-purpose horse. They were used for riding, but could also be trained for war. It was not unknown for them to be used as pack horses. While the destrier is the most well-known warhorse of the Medieval era, it was the least common, and coursers were often preferred for hard battles. Both were expensive, highly trained horses prized by knights and nobles, and the poorer knight, squire or man-at-arms would use a rouncey for fighting. A wealthy knight would provide
Knight of the Swan Knight of the Swan The story of the Knight of the Swan, or Swan Knight, is a medieval tale about a mysterious rescuer who comes in a swan-drawn boat to defend a damsel, his only condition being that he must never be asked his name. The earliest versions (preserved in "Dolopathos") do not provide specific identity to this knight, but the Old French Crusade cycle of "chansons de geste" adopted it to make the Swan Knight ("Le Chevalier au Cigne", first version around 1192) the legendary ancestor of Godfrey of Bouillon. The "Chevalier au Cigne", also known as Helias, figures