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A '''byrnie'' is a term to describe a [[maille|mail]] [[armour]] that has short sleeves and approximately thigh or upper thigh length torso. The byrnie is generally regarded as shorter than the [[hauberk]]. |
A '''byrnie''' is a term to describe a [[maille|mail]] [[armour]] that has short sleeves and approximately thigh or upper thigh length torso. The byrnie is generally regarded as shorter than the [[hauberk]]. |
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This type of armour was worn by [[Viking]]s and [[Saxon]]s and their contemporaries before the [[11th century]]. |
This type of armour was worn by [[Viking]]s and [[Saxon]]s and their contemporaries before the [[11th century]]. |
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Mail shirts of approximately the same torso length but longer sleeves appear to have been common with [[soldier]]s during the [[14th century|14th]] and [[15th century]]. |
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 27 February 2006
A byrnie is a term to describe a mail armour that has short sleeves and approximately thigh or upper thigh length torso. The byrnie is generally regarded as shorter than the hauberk.
This type of armour was worn by Vikings and Saxons and their contemporaries before the 11th century.
Mail shirts of approximately the same torso length but longer sleeves appear to have been common with soldiers during the 14th and 15th century.
