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===Mail attached to leather gloves===
''A leather glove or mitten with a section of mail attached to give greater protection.''<br>
'''Discussion'''<br>
==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’. ''<br>
{{evidence
|Art
|Literature
|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]
}}
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==Plate==
''Separate plates of metal worn on the arms, legs and body.''
'''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 ==
<nocite>
CAMERON2000
D’AMATO2012
HEATH1979
STEPHENSON2007
</nocite>
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[[Category:Armour]]
