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==Leather gloves and gauntlets== | ==Leather gloves and gauntlets== | ||
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===Mail attached to leather gloves=== | ===Mail attached to leather gloves=== | ||
| − | ''A leather glove or mitten with a section of mail attached to give greater protection.'' | + | ''A leather glove or mitten with a section of mail attached to give greater protection.''<br> |
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==Splinted forearm protection== | ==Splinted forearm protection== | ||
| − | ''Strips of iron attached to a leather or cloth layer worn around the forearms to cover the areas not protected by a mail shirt. Also known as ‘vambraces’. '' | + | ''Strips of iron attached to a leather or cloth layer worn around the forearms to cover the areas not protected by a mail shirt. Also known as ‘vambraces’. ''<br> |
{{evidence | {{evidence | ||
|Art | |Art | ||
|Literature | |Literature | ||
|Archaeology = | |Archaeology = | ||
| − | * Sweden, found in a C7th Valsgarde grave | + | * Sweden, found in a C7th Valsgarde grave [STEPHENSON 2007: p.89]. |
|Discussion = | |Discussion = | ||
Also used by the Byzantine Army and probably adopted by members of the Varangian Guard. [D’AMATO 2012] [HEATH 1979] | Also used by the Byzantine Army and probably adopted by members of the Varangian Guard. [D’AMATO 2012] [HEATH 1979] | ||
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| + | ==Plate== | ||
| + | ''Separate plates of metal worn on the arms, legs and body.'' | ||
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| + | '''Discussion'''<br> | ||
| + | Metal plate armour does not seem to have been used in post-Roman Britain and was not a part of North-West European tradition. It is first mentioned in English texts from the C13th [CAMERON 2000: p.26]. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{Ref|Cameron 2000}} | ||
| + | {{Ref|D’Amato 2012}} | ||
| + | {{Ref|Heath 1979}} | ||
| + | {{Ref|Stephenson 2007}} | ||
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| + | <HarvardReferences /> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Armour]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:00, 3 September 2015
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Mail gauntlets
Integral to the mail shirt
Worn as separate gauntlets
Leather gloves and gauntlets
See Gloves & Mittens
Mail attached to leather gloves
A leather glove or mitten with a section of mail attached to give greater protection.
Discussion
There is no evidence that this was ever done. It is unlikely that warriors of the Viking age would have used this kind of protection.
Splinted forearm protection
Strips of iron attached to a leather or cloth layer worn around the forearms to cover the areas not protected by a mail shirt. Also known as ‘vambraces’.
Art
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Literature
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Archaeology
- Sweden, found in a C7th Valsgarde grave [STEPHENSON 2007]:p.89.
Discussion
Also used by the Byzantine Army and probably adopted by members of the Varangian Guard. [D’AMATO 2012] [HEATH 1979]
Plate
Separate plates of metal worn on the arms, legs and body.
Discussion
Metal plate armour does not seem to have been used in post-Roman Britain and was not a part of North-West European tradition. It is first mentioned in English texts from the C13th [CAMERON 2000]:p.26.
References
