The adarga was a traditional defense employed by the Moorish light horseman who used it along with the lance. Throughout the 14th and 15th Centuries the adarga was also used by Spanish Christian Soldiers as well as their own light Cavalry ("la jineta"). The adarga was in widespread use until the 16th Century and the progress of Firearms .
Some impressive examples of the adarga are preserved in the made of cane at one another that had to be dodged or deflected with the adarga, imitating past battles against the Moors.
- ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Weapons'' edited by Claude Blair and Leonid Tarassuk ( Simon And Schuster , 1982, ISBN 0517487764)
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