More Ephemera from Europe
More strange, wonderful, and weird horsey finds from my travels around Europe. Back to regular blogging next week!
-- Jen
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History - Brussels
Walking into the this museum in Brussels, you'd think Belgian military history began with Napoleon (Major Wes, this one's for you!).
The ground floor has an impressive display of sabres, uniforms, and firearms from the 1800s as well as some lovely equestrian paintings that are sadly unattributed (unless you get an audioguide -- something I have no patience for).
The next huge floor up contains WWI artifacts: tanks, artillery, equipment, paintings from the front and a few equestrian bronzes. The WWII display on the upper floor is the most exhaustive and impressive of all, if you're into that (which, sadly, I'm not, since WWII featured a distinct lack of horses or swords).
After tiring our legs out on all this, plus the extensive aircraft collection, we finally found the mediaeval and early modern collection, tucked away on the other side of the building, with a separate entrance.
Here are a few photos I found interesting from a horsey point of view.
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Jennifer Landels heads up Academie Duello's Cavaliere Program. She has been swordfighting since 2008, and riding since before she could walk. She started the program as an excuse to combine those passions. Read more from Jennifer Landels.