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HAUBERK MAIL [1 record]

Record 1 1996-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

a piece of armour intended first for protecting neck and shoulders, and later extending down the knees.

DEF

A tunique of chain mail worn as armor from the 12th to the 14th century.

CONT

... the well-armed warrior's main defense aside from the helmet consisted of a mail hauberk with coif and mufflers attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Longue cotte de mailles des hommes d'armes au Moyen-Âge.

CONT

Plus rare d'abord que la broigne, d'une difficulté plus grande de fabrication, le haubert devait être porté seulement par de hauts personnages, par les chefs.

Spanish

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