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*[[standard]] - neck and throat |
*[[standard]] - neck and throat |
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*[[pauldron]]s or [[spalder]]s - shoulders |
*[[pauldron]]s or [[spalder]]s - shoulders |
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*[[breastplate]] - chest |
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*[[back plate]] - back |
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*[[plackart]] - abdomen |
*[[plackart]] - abdomen |
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*[[fauld]] - waist |
*[[fauld]] - waist |
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Revision as of 19:40, 14 May 2006
Harness is a term used to describe a full suit of armour. Typically it applies to plate harness.
A typically mid to late 15th century harness would include:
- helmet - head
- bevor - throat
- standard - neck and throat
- pauldrons or spalders - shoulders
- breastplate - chest
- back plate - back
- plackart - abdomen
- fauld - waist
- tassetts - upper thigh
- cuisses - thighs
- poleyns with wings - knees
- greaves - lower legs
- sabatons - feet
- gauntlets - hands
- vambraces - forearms
- couters with wings - elbows
- rerebraces - upper arms
