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Originally Posted by pwalker8
There is a fair amount of controversy about when stirrups where first used and a lot depends on your definition of stirrup. For example, at some point some used a loop of rope that they put their toe through. Is that a stirrup?
Mostly, when someone misuses stirrup in a historical book, they are pretty obvious about it and it's rarely the only mistake they make. There are certain mistakes that show that the author doesn't know the time period and didn't bother to research it much. Classic example is some using a repeating rifle in a western that was set prior to the Civil War.
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Don't get me started on authors not bothering with geographical research. The's one author I won't read because she apparently confuses Essex with Cornwall and believes there are towering cliffs with caves in the former. Umm, no, Essex is known for coastal marshland and mudflats. Smugglers abounded in both, but the terrain is completely different.