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Gineta / Ginete / Jinete

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Ginete: Cavaleiro ligeiro. A Nasrid sword first used on horseback between the thirteenth and the fourteenth centuries. Its main features were the presence of a tripartite hilt and semicircular quillons with animal heads, characterized by curved arms on its external side and vertical ones on the internal side. Slimmer and shorter than ordinary swords, its hilt was heavier, which made it easier to handle. Soldado de cavalaria ligeira Jinete light cavalryman. Riders ?a la jineta? used smaller horses and shorter stirrups than men-at-arms (known as riders ?a la guisa? in Castile), which increased their manoeuvrability. Jinetes wore lighter armour and were equipped with lighter spears than the heavy cavalry. They were similar to Muslim light cavalry, but they also used their spears in close quarters, not only as a missile weapon