2006-10-11 03:39:06 · 7 answers · asked by Tatiana D 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
I'm quoting it from wikipedia :-
"There is an urban legend concerning a code for mounted statues, whereby the horse's hooves are supposed to indicate how the rider met his end. One hoof off the floor would indicate the rider died of wounds received in battle, or perhaps was just wounded in battle; two hooves off the floor would indicate the rider was killed in battle. An examination of the equestrian statues in most major European cities shows this is not true. If it ever was true, the practice appears to have died out in the 19th century."
2006-10-15 03:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by Ω Nookey™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We often find statues where either both the front legs of the horse are in the air, both the front legs are on the ground or one of the front legs is on the ground while the other is lifted. Now, this has a significance in the following ways :
Should both the horse's front legs be in the air , it means that the person seated on the horse died in the battlefield.
If he died a natural death both the legs of the horse are on the ground and if he suffered injuries and wounds in the battle, and died later the statue has one front leg of the horse in the air.
So when you are statue watching in future you can see more than just the statue !!
2006-10-11 03:46:39 · answer #2 · answered by Letsee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
2006-10-11 05:28:46 · answer #3 · answered by jsweit8573 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. In Belgrade, Serbia, there is a monument to knez Mihailo who died in peace, but was assasined and died instantly. And the horse has one leg in the air.
2006-10-11 03:58:20 · answer #4 · answered by matt 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
confident i've got heard a similar from a chum who recollects stuff like that by way of fact 'her suggestions shops stuff like this yet what am I not remembering by way of fact of it..?' i don't understand for useful what you have there is desirable yet i will ask
2016-11-27 21:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is a folk tale. You can go to snopes.com and look it up.
2006-10-11 03:42:31 · answer #6 · answered by Jeffrey M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so---it may even mean they were killed in battle.
2006-10-11 03:41:16 · answer #7 · answered by LoneStar 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋