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Again we have no evidence of any type of armour being worn in Britain other than mail shirts. Some manuscripts have been interpreted as possible leather armour [CAMERON 1998]. <br>
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* Sturlinson in the Heimskringla mentions the gift of 13 body armours of reindeer hide. [HARRISON 19931993a: p.48]
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'''Literature'''<br>
The word Gambeson only seems to arrive in the English language in the C13th.<br>
The use of padded armour by the Byzantine army is well documented [HARRISON 19931993a]<br>
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{{Ref|Cameron 1998}}
{{Ref|Cameron 2000}}
{{Ref|Harrison 19931993a}}
{{Ref|Legio 2004}}
{{Ref|Owen-Crocker 1998}}
