a mail shirt, mid-thigh length, with elbow-length sleeves. This was the principal body defense for wealthy warriors from late Antiquity until the early 11th century.
A mail shirt which usually extends only to the waist, and has either short sleeves or none at all. Commonly seen in Roman, Celtic, and Viking cultures.
A mail shirt which usually extends only to the waist, and has no sleeves. Back to the Top
A mail shirt used by wealthy warriors until the XI century.
An early English term for mail body armour.