I have a question about your namesake, Gringolet the horse! He’s described as having “distinctive ears,” though I can’t find anything more descriptive than that. Were they distinctive in color? Size? Shape?
If it’s shape, could Gringolet have been inspired by the curly-eared Marwari and Marwari-adjacent breeds in South Asia?
Sincerely,
your local horsewoman
ohhhhhhh thats a really neat question! i believe he has red ears and a lighter body, presumably a grey? hes described that way in one of the french romances and im cursing myself for not remembering which one. its either perilous cemetary or knight with the sword. which is interesting bc the cwn annwyn, dogs in welsh mythology, have a white body and red ears, so there must be some connection. i wish i could remember what text that was in.
on the other hand that would be SO cool i just looked up pictures of these dudes and they are so cool looking.i do know in terms of origin that in the vulgate he was stolen by gawain from a saxon warrior. the saxons engaged in extensive trading, including from places like constantinople, so its very possible a breed from south asia could have ended up in the hands of a powerful saxon leader
