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Jagger Green
Jagger is an English surname. Someone who owned and/or managed a team of packhorses was known as a "jagger", so this surname probably originates from that occupation. More rarely, the name is used as a given name. Notable people with the surname include: * Amy Jagger (1908–1993), British gymnast * Bianca Jagger (born 1945), Nicaraguan-born human rights advocate * Charles Sargeant Jagger (1885–1934), sculptor; brother of Edith and David * Chris Jagger (born 1947), British musician; brother of Mick Jagger * David Jagger (1891–1958), English portrait painter; brother of Edith and Charles * Dean Jagger (1903–1991), American actor * Edith Jagger (1880–1977), British artist and textile designer; sister of Charles and David * Elizabeth Jagger (born 1984), American-English model and actress; daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, sister of Georgia * Georgia May Jagger (born 1992), British fashion model and designer; daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, sister of Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Packhorse
A packhorse, pack horse, or sumpter refers to a horse, mule, donkey, or pony used to carry goods on its back, usually in sidebags or panniers. Typically packhorses are used to cross difficult terrain, where the absence of roads prevents the use of wheeled vehicles. Use of packhorses dates from the Neolithic period to the present day. Today, westernized nations primarily use packhorses for recreational pursuits, but they are still an important part of everyday transportation of goods throughout much of the developing world and have some military uses in rugged regions. History Packhorses have been used since the earliest period of domestication of the horse. They were invaluable throughout antiquity, through the Horses in the Middle Ages, Middle Ages, and into modern times where roads are nonexistent or poorly maintained. Historic use in England Packhorses were heavily used to transport goods and minerals in England from medieval times until the construction of the first toll ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
