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A '''hauberk''' is a full length coat made of [[chainmaille]] usually worn over a padded undercoat.
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''.


''See also:''
''See also:''
* [[chainmaille]]
* [[maille]]
* [[armour]]
* [[armour]]
[[category:armour]]
[[category:armour]]

Revision as of 22:08, 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.

See also: