It was invented in Asia about 850 BCE. No one knows who invented it. I think the saddle predated the stirrup. The Norman invasion of England used the stirrup, which allowed relative amateurs to ride and to fight.
The originally stirrup was invented by the Chinese estimated in the year 221-206 BC. Who invented it for sure is unknown. The original look for it was a metal ring meant to slip the big toe in and that was only used on the left side. The full foot stirrup was invented by the Frankish King Charles Martel in 702 AD.
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The Chinese actually invented the stirrup. It helped them to mount (get on) the horse easier, and it was also more comfortable, as well as safer. At first they only had one stirrup, on the mounting side (left), but soon discovered 2 was easier and more comfortable.
Another word for stirrup is the stapes.
The stirrup bone is named such because of the way it looks very similar to the stirrup used in horseback riding.
The stirrup in the ear is named after its shape, which resembles a stirrup used for horseback riding. The stirrup bone plays a crucial role in transmitting sound vibrations from the outer ear to the inner ear.
The stapes or stirrup is the stirrup-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear
The answer is 'étrier' from the French for stirrup
A stirrup is on a saddle that you put your foot in when you mount, and when you ride.
The plural form of stirrup is stirrups.
Frank Stirrup was born in 1931.