So googled cavelry cause I was thinking about Maglor’s gap.
Google asked if I wanted to know the most successful cavelry in history and I was like “yeah, why not, I’m a nerd.”
And so I just learned about the Winged Hussars, an elite class of Serbian Mercenaries who fought for Polish and Hungarian lords in the 1600’s, won every battle they fought and already look like they came from a fantasy novel:
Those wings actually served a purpose besides looking badass (and therefore being intimidating, so that is a valid purpose): the wooden frame protects from blows from behind, and the feathers create a sound that spooks enemy horses.
So Maglor the bard warrior cavelry guy absolutely had, if not feathers, like reeds or bells or whistles or all three tuned to create a song that would alarm dark things, not just horses.
They fought with extremely long but hollow metal lances, which were HORRIFYINGLY reported to spear five people in one go.
They became obsolete when fire arms became accurate enough to hit fast moving targets at distance, but until technology advanced to that point they never lost a battle.
So. Headcanon for Maglor and the elves of the gap.
