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Do You Know: Why a horse-shoe for luck? (colour litho)

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LLM8668139
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Do You Know: Why a horse-shoe for luck? (colour litho)
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English School, (20th century) / English
Location
Private Collection
Medium
colour lithograph
Date
C20th AD
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Why a horse-shoe for luck? When Caesar invaded Britain he found the southern tribes possessed horses, which pulled their scythe-wheeled chariots, but the creatures were unshod, and it is supposed William the Conqueror introduced horse-shoes. As the superstition predates Norman times, it is thought the connection is with a crescent shape worn by the Romans, with horns upturned, to ward off danger from witchcraft. Evil was supposed to travel in circles and when it reached the ends of the upturned horns it was frustrated, but if the horns were pointed downwards, it could drop to earth and find a victim. Illustration for one of a set of 50 "Do You Know?" cigarette cards issued by Carreras in 1939.

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20th century / 1930s / learning / luck / horse / animal / knowledge / colour / danger / education / United Kingdom / Europe / William I King of England (1027-1087) / 11th century / England / witchcraft / occult science / superstition / travel / print / mzprint

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