===Beowulf===
Written in c.1000 but from an older story.<br>We've started working on a comparison between translationsto determine what words may have possibly represented mail shirts. <br><br>
* Heorot http://www.heorot.dk/beowulf-rede-text.html
* Orford {{listRef|Crossley-Holland 1982}}
* Old English Translator http://www.oldenglishtranslator.co.uk/
Note: <br>
Corslet is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as meaning "a piece of defensive armour covering the body."<br>
Byrnie<br>
Bennet, M., Bradbury, J., DeVries, K., Dickie, I., & Jestice, P. Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World. Thomas Dunne Books, 2005, p. 82<br>
''"There is some dispute among historians as to what exactly constituted the Carolingian byrnie. Relying... only on artistic and some literary sources because of the lack of archaeological examples, some believe that it was a heavy leather jacket with metal scales sewn onto it. It was also quite long, reaching below the hips and covering most of the arms. Other historians claim instead that the Carolingian byrnie was nothing more than a coat of mail, but longer and perhaps heavier than traditional early medieval mail. Without more certain evidence, this dispute will continue."''
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| (37) of feorwegum '''frætwa''' gelaéded