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Blackened Linen is mentioned in some period texts, generally as a material used for making armour (specifically gambesons). It is assumed that this is some kind of waterproof material (used by sailors etc), but no-one is sure exactly how the linen was blackened (tar, pitch, charcoal, a bog).
