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A '''hauberk''' is a full length coat made of [[ |
A '''hauberk''' is a full length coat made of [[maille]] usually worn over a [[gambeson]] (a padded jacket). A hauberk usually extended to the knee and was split in the front and back to the crotch -- allowing the wearer to ride a [[horse]]. A shorter maille shirt which extended only to the waist was called a ''byrnie''. |
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Revision as of 23:08, 14 October 2005
A hauberk is a full length coat made of maille usually worn over a gambeson (a padded jacket). A hauberk usually extended to the knee and was split in the front and back to the crotch -- allowing the wearer to ride a horse. A shorter maille shirt which extended only to the waist was called a byrnie.
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