page_title: Mail coif
hierarchical_section_title: Mail coif
caption_attribution_description: Stadtkern, Essen, Germany
context_page_description: A mail coif is a type of armour which covered the head. A mail coif was a flexible hood of chain mail that extended to cover the throat, neck and the top part of the shoulders. They were popular with European fighting men of the Middle Ages.
context_section_description: A mail coif is a type of armour  which covered the head. A mail coif was a flexible hood of chain mail that extended to cover the throat, neck and the top part of the shoulders. They were popular with European fighting men of the Middle Ages.
caption: Historical reenactor wearing mail coif (with no padding under it)
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