Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-27831234-20160513080126/@comment-26149161-20160514164431

Dragonovith wrote:

Gorbag12 wrote: Dorwinion was a power in trading not in millitary But trading certainly gave the Dowinrim the mean$ to build a capable and decent military structure. Bladorthin ordered spears from the dwarven smiths, and as far as I know, a fork of dwarven craftsmanship probably cost more than my house, and if a king is willing to spend his money in this sort of investment for his troops, what can we expect in other areas? Why would he not invest in the training of horsemen?

Also, one of the main reasons why horsemen weren't famous around Europe during the Early Middle Ages are stirrups. If you don't have stirrups you can't fight efficiently in horseback. Now, once they were invented things changed. The same could be said about Dorwinion and Middle Earth, they have stirrups and there is no logical reason why the Dorwinrim wouldn't use horses, if not in war, at least for logistical matters or scouting.

To the east of Dorwinion, there is Rhûn. They are famed horseriders but apparently neutral (unlikely allied) to Dorwinion. Now, as a horserider people, the Easterlings have an advantage in mobility, while Dorwinion not. They should have at least a horseman unit to counter mounted Easterling attacks. Except Dorwinion is on good terms with the Easterlings.