Parts of a Suit of Armor Medieval Sword Suit of Armor Close-Up: The Medieval Harness The battle-ready medieval knight was attired in a suit of armor referred to as a "body harness." A common construction technique utilized "lames" or strips of metal which overlapped, somewhat like the shingles on a roof. These laminations were often used in the collar, shoulder, and abdominal areas to facilitate movement. Underneath the suit of armor a cushioning gambeson may have been worn, a quilted jacket stuffed with tow (short flax fibers), wool, grass, or horse hair. Some of the basic elements of the plate harness are illustrated below: Parts of a Suit of Armor Head and Shoulder Armor Comb — An extension from front to back across the top of the helmet which helps strengthen the helm’s structure. During the Renaissance period this helmet component could be very large and ornate. Helm — Vest-like shoulder armor which added some protection over the breastplate and across the upper back. Torso Armor — As its name implies, this plate protected the upper chest area. Plackart — An armored reinforcement covering the lower half of the breastplate. Depending upon the design, the plackart might cover nearly the entire breastplate.

Fauld — Armor, usually composed of lames, which attached to the breastplat> (and plackart), serving to protect the abdomen. Tasset (TAS-et) — Solid Armor plates or a skirt of lames hung from the fauld to cover the gap between the fauld and the thigh armor. Arm and Leg Armor Rerebrace (REER-brase) — Armor shielding of the upper arm. The rerebrace is also referred to as the upper cannon. Couter Medieval Armour for Archery Reenactments at Medieval Archery Dark Rogue Leather Armor Item #DK5009 Even sneak-thieves need to consider personal protection. For the warrior looking to preserve their agility, nothing will suit quite as well as our Dark Rogue Leather Armour, which offers style as well as a high degree of protection. Price: $375.00 Armor Corset With Pauldrons Item #RT-175 Being more armor than clothing, this protective corset benefits from the addition of pauldrons. In fact, not only is the Armor Corset with Pauldrons protective and defensive, but it looks stylish with its shoulder pieces.

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The Dark Lords Armor is crafted in quality 9-10 oz. leather. This dark armor offers a stellar look for any warrior to feature. Price: $880.00 Dark Lord's Helm Item #RT-136 There is no denying that this Dark Lords Helm is quite the intimidating sight. Studded with rows of spikes and set with fearsome horns, this is one helmet that is bound to transform any warrior into a fearsome figure. Price: $325.00 Paladin's Armor Item #RT-156 In fantasy, a paladin is a hero and a knight who fights for virtue and justice, although the term originally went to a notable warrior under King Charlemagne. As it stands, this Paladins armor would be fit for these powerful figures. Price: $905.00 Elven Pauldrons Item #DK5101 Our Elven Pauldrons have a great fantasy look to them. They are crafted from 13/15 oz. leather and are great for SCA and LARP. The top shoulder piece is molded so it fits comfortably and the bottom two pieces attach by straps and buckles.

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It takes a warrior to know one, and so they were also fighters par excellence. And this Valkyries Corset with Pauldrons is a Norse-styled suit of armor fit for any maiden of battle to wear. Price: $525.00 Leather Vambraces Item #200852 These beautiful vambraces are made from heavy grade leather and though thick, are easy and comfortable to wear all day long. They are good for a large variety of outfits. The vambraces are also great for use with your bow. Price: $48.00 Green Elven Battle Armour Item #300439 As graceful as they are, even elves understand the importance of armor when they go into battle. After all, you cannot dodge everything. This Green Elven Battle Armour allows a warrior to maintain agility without sacrificing protection. Price: $395.00 Traditional Leather Bracers Item #LP0144 Crafted from quality leather, these Traditional Leather Bracers are a perfect choice for any warrior to wear when it comes to protection in battle. These bracers also happen to look great with almost any theme, too.

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Item #DK6008 Our banded arm bracers have a great look to them. Get them with contrasting colors or all one color. Our banded arm bracers are made of made of 7/8 ounce leather with accent bands on top, providing protection for LARP and SCA. Price: $36.00 Standard 1/2 Leather Arms Item #DK5311 These arms are very versatile and will go with just about any of our other Leather Armour and probably any of your already existing armour. They are also adjustable for your forearm length, and reversible too! Price: $75.00 Leather Arm Bracers Item #DK6021 These bracers have a flattering shape. When laced up they come to a point at the forearm. These bracers are tough and durable, being made from 13/15 oz. heavy armour grade leather. These are great for SCA events and re-enactments.

Price: $40.00 Knightly Leather Pauldrons with Besagews Item #DK5105 These sharp looking leather pauldrons are specially designed and conformed to the shoulder to provide more protection by using a larger section of leather, using the courbouille hardening method and shaping to better cover the shoulder. Price: $99.00 Beaufort Helmet Item #RT-117 Modeled on the Greek Corinthian helmet, this Beaufort Helmet features a classic style that is protective and recognizable, although it also features a few extra touches that help set it apart as a distinctive and unique helmet. Price: $215.00 Knightly 3/4 Leather Arm Armour Item #DK5313 The Knightly 3/4 Leather Arm Armour has a simple style allows them to be used for just about any period of re-enacting and to be paired with other armour and still easily match. These arms are fully articulated and move with your arm. Price: $99.00 Archers Spangenhelm Item #AB2970 This Spangenhelm style was made specifically for archers, the nasal being omitted to provide greater visibility.

Our Spangenhelm is crafted in 14 gauge steel. The helm has an adjustable (spider style) leather liner and chinstrap. Price: $109.00 Paladin's Greaves Item #RT-161 A complete armored look requires a breastplate, bracers, pauldrons, a tasset, and greaves. These Paladins Greaves will not only keep your legs protected, but they will do so while making you look like a regal warrior. Price: $250.00 Elven Leather Bracers Item #LP0180 As warriors, elves are known for their grace and skill. Their blades are made to take advantage of it, and their armor is made to protect without hindrance. Thus, these Elven Leather Bracers emulate the fantasy style of the elves. Price: $90.00 Standard Leather Gorget Item #DK5402 Our Standard Leather Gorget is crafted from heavy 13/15 oz. armor grade leather. This neck plate will provide protection to your collar bone and is also compatible with many pauldrons, so you can enhance your protection with ease.

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When a rogue goes into battle, they rely on those to see them through danger. That is why good leather armor, like these Rogue's Leather Greaves, are so important to mobile and nimble warriors. Price: $52.00 Dark Lord's Greaves Item #RT-139 Any Dark Lord who marches onto the battlefield should be protected by a suit of armor that displays their power and majesty. When it comes to proper leg protection, none complement that look better than these Dark Lords Greaves. Price: $195.00 Leather Mercenary Greaves Item #LP0218 An old saying posits that the best defense is a good offense. We argue that the best defense is actually good armor! These Leather Mercenary Greaves are an excellent defense to wear, thanks to their merger of leather and metal. Price: $132.00 Berserker Leather Greaves Item #DK5203 These handmade leather greaves are crafted from the finest quality 13/15 ounce leather and accented with four steel O-rings, not only for looks but for added protection. These greaves provide unsurpassed protection for your legs!

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Worn between 1250-1350 to display the owner’s coat of arms. Aketon A padded and quilted garment, usually of linen, worn under or instead of plate or mail. Almain Rivet A munition-grade half-armor imported from Germany in the early 16th Century. Anime Splinted armor of overlapped horizontal plates for the torso. Armet Originating in the fifteenth century, a helmet of Italian origin consisting a skull, two hinged cheek pieces which lock at the front, and a visor. Arming doublet Quilted garment worn under armor from the early fifteenth century, equipped with points to attach mail gussets and pieces of armor. See also arming points. Arming points Ties (usually of flax or twine) by which armor was secured in place to the arming doublet. See also arming doublet. Aventail A curtain of mail attached by means of vervelles around the base of a helmet (typically the bascinet), protecting the neck and covering the shoulders. See also bascinet, vervelles. B Piece of plate armor protecting the back half of the torso.

Banded Maille A largely discounted Victorian concept of maille with leather “bands” woven through it. The origin of the term seems to stem from misinterpretations of artistic shortcuts in representing maille armor in illustrations and effigies. See also maille. Barbote A high bevor with a falling lame containing eyeslits; used in Spain. See also bevor. Barbute Also called barbut, barbuta. An open-faced, usually shoulder-length Italian helmet, made in one piece, with a T-shaped face opening. Barbuta is the Italian term. A Bard A full horse armor, which could include a crinet, crupper, flanchard, peytral, shaffron. Bascinet, Basinet An open-faced helmet with a globular or conical skull enclosing the sides of the face and neck. Usually worn with and aventail, and occasionally a visor. See also aventail, hunskull, visor. Bellows Visor A modern term for a visor with horizontal ridges, such as on ‘Maximilian’ German fluted armors of the early sixteenth century. Besagew Defensive circular plate suspended over the wearer’s armpit.

Bevor Also called bavier or buffe. A chin-shaped defense for the lower face, incorporating a gorget plate. The buffe was an early sixteenth century variant, worn strapped to an open-faced helmet such as the burgonet. Birnie Also called byrnie. A mail shirt. See also hauberk. Bishop’s Mantle Modern term for the cape of mail worn (largely in Germany) in the early sixteenth century. Blueing An oxidized blue surface on plate armor, produced through heat treatment. Bouche The notch cut in the top (dexter) corner of a shield, to rest the lance when jousting. Bracer Early fourteenth century form of defence for the lower arm; also a term for an archer’s arm guard to protect the forearm from the bowstring. Breast Plate Piece of armor that protects the front of the torso. Breaths Holes or slits in the visor of a helmet or the lames of a falling buff or bevor, for ventilation; also usually permitting a degree of extra vision. Brigandine A flexible body defence consisting of a large number of metal plates riveted inside a cloth covering. Buckler Small round shield carried by infantry.

Buffe see bevor and falling buffe. Burgonet A light, open-faced helmet popular in the sixteenth century as an alternative to the close-helmet for light cavalry. It was usually furnished with a peak over the brow, a combed skull, and hinged ear pieces. The face opening could be closed with the addition of a falling buffe. Byrnie C Cabacete A type of Spanish war hat (popular thoughout fifteenth century Europe) with a turned-down brim and an almond-shaped skull ending in a stalk. See also morion. Cabasset see aventail. Cannon Individual plate armor defence, of tubular form, for the upper and lower arm. See also vambrace and rerebrace. Case-hardening A method (described in the twelth century treatise ‘De Diversis Atibus’ by Theophilus the Monk) for surface hardening wrought iron(or low carbon steel) by packing it in charcoal or other organic material and heating it for hours above 900 degrees Celsius.

Casque, casquetal A light open helmet; usually late fifteeth to mid-sixteenth century helmets of ‘antique’ form, such as Italian parade ‘casques’ of the mid-sixteenth century, embossed with grotesques or fashioned in the classical style. These were often similiar in shape to the burgonet. Celata Open-faced Italian sallet, common in the fifteenth century. Cervelliere Steel skull cap, typically worn under a great helm. Chapel de Fer Also called a kettle hat. A simple open-faced helmet with a wide brim. Chainmail Erroneous Victorian era term for maille armor. See also Maille. Charnel The hinged staple or bolt that secured the fourteenth century helm or great basinet to the breast and backplate. Chausses Mail protection for the legs, either in the form of mail hose or strips of mail laced round the front of the leg.

Close-helmet Helmet which, with a full visor and bevor, completely encloses the head and face; modern use of the term tends to refer not to helmets with hinged cheek-pieces opening at the front (the armet) but visored helmets pivoting open on bolts or rivets each side of the skull. Contemporary usage, however, makes no such distinction. Coat armor A quilted garment worn over armor in the fourteenth century. Coat of fence Also called fence, jack, or brigandine. A doublet or tunic lined with small metal plates or, more rarely, just padded with stuffing of tow. See also brigandine and jack. Coat of plates Also called a pair of plates or simply plates. A cloth garment with a number of large plates riveted inside, worn in the fourteenth century. Cod-piece Fabric covering for the groin, latterly padded. Its counter part in armor could be either mail or, more usually, plate. Coif A hood, usually of mail; by the twelfth century it often incorporated a ventail which could be pulled across the lower part of the face. Collar see gorget.

Comb The keel-shaped ridge, often very pronounced, that passes from front to back of a helmet over the skull, conferring extra strength and rigidity and contributing to its glancing surfaces. In the mid-sixteenth century, the combs of morion helmets were raised and enloarged to an excessive height for ‘fashionable’ reasons. Corslet Also spelled corselet. A light half-armor popular in the sixteenth century for general military use (for example, town guards). It consisted of a gorget, breast, back and tassets, full arms and gauntlets; the term can also be applied to the cuirass only. Couter Also spelled cowter. Plate defence for the elbow. Crinet Defence for a horse’s neck. See also bard, crupper, flanchard, peytral, shaffron. Crupper Defence for a horse’s rump. See also bard, crinet, flanchard, peytral, shaffron. Crest A heraldric recognitive device fixed to the top of the great helm, introduced in the second half of the thirteenth and in wide use by the fourteenth century. Cuirass Also called pair of curates.

A backplate and breastplate designed to be worn together. Cuir Bouilli Leather hardened by immersion in boiled water or wax, and then dried over a form. Earlier armors meant to supplement maille defenses were made of such leather and the medium was a popular one for tooling and embossing. Cuirie A 13th Century torso defense, originally made of leather. Cuisses, Cuishes A defense for the rump, comprised of overlapping lames. D Damascening A metalworking process for the inlaying of decorative metals, such as gold and silver, into other metallic surfaces. E A gauntlet whose cuff reaches the elbow, obviating both vambrace and couter. Espalier See Spaulder. Etching A metalworking process for applied for decorative purposes to the surface of armor plates. Often used in conjunction with blueing, gilding, etc. Exchange Pieces Supplementary armor pieces which could be added to, or exchanged with, those comprising a harness in order to customize said harness for particular applications, ie. jousting, fighting at the barrier, etc. F Falling Buffe 16th Century armor for the throat and lower face.

It evolved from the bevor and was comprised of several lames, retained in place by spring catchs, which could be lowered for better ventilation and vision. Fan Plate Projection from an elbow or knee cop designed to prevent a blow from wrapping around and landing in the joint. Fauld armor, usually composed of horizontal lames, attached to the bottom edge of a breastplate to protect the abdomen. Flanchard A plate attaching to the base of a saddle, protecting the flanks of a horse. This closed the gap between the crupper and the peytral. See also bard, crinet, crupper, peytral, shaffron. G Gadlings Protruding studs, sometimes of zoomorphic form, on the finger and knuckle joints of a gauntlet. Particulary popular late in the 14th Century on fingered gauntlets. Gambeson A quilted doublet of cloth, stuffed with tow, wool, or other materials. They appear to have been worn over maille armors, under them, and instead of them at times. There is confusion and ongoing debate over the exact meanings of this word and the related term aketon.

Gamboised Cuisses Padded, quilted thigh defenses of the late 13th and early 14th Centuries. Gardbrace Reinforcing plate shaped to fit over and augment the pauldron on Italian 15th Century armors. These were attached to the pauldron by means of a staple and pin. Garniture A complete plate armor that also features many exchange pieces; 16th Century. Gauntlet armor for the hand, initially of maille, later a plate defense. Gilding Plating with a thin layer of gold. Gorget Piece of armor protecting the throat. May be a simple collar or a more elaborate design composed of several pieces. Gothic German armor of the late 15th Century, characterized by a slim angular line, cusping, fluting, and fan-shaped designs. Grand Guard A reinforcing piece of armor, attached to the left side of the breastplate and covering the left shoulder, upper arm, left side of the breastplate, and left side of the visor. Designed for use in the tilt. Great Helm See Helm. Greave Also called earlier a jamber or schynbald.

A defense for the lower leg, originally only defending the shin, but later including a hinged ‘door’ to defend the calf. Greenwich armor English armor produced at the royal workshops established by Henry VIII in the early 16th Century. Guard chains Chains which affixed the sword, dagger, and helm to the breastplate, to prevent them from being lost in battle. These seem to be popular only in the 14th Century. Guige Strap attached to the back side of a shield by which it could be slung about the bearer’s neck. Gusset A 15th Century piece of maille, sewn or pointed to the arming doublet, used to cover the armpit and portions of the arm left exposed by the plate armor. Also, a 16th Century laminated defense for the armpit of a breastplate. H A short type of hauberk. The terms are often used indiscriminately. Hauberk A mail shirt reaching to somewhere between the knee and hip and including sleeves. Sometimes , the term refers to similarly shaped garments made with scale. Haute-piece Upstanding neck guard attached to the pauldron.

Heater shield A form of knightly shield which appeared in the 13th Century, shaped like the bottom of a flat iron. Heaume See helm. Helm, Great Helm An all-enveloping helmet which enclosed the entire head and face, reaching almost to the shoulders. Originally cylindrical in form. Arising in the early 13th Century, by the late 14th it was primarly restricted to the joust. Hunskull An English corruption of the German hundsgugel (dog head), a nickname for a pointed visor found on bascinets of the late 14th and early 15th Centuries. I J Jack A defensive jacket or doublet either of linen stuffed with tow, or lined with small metal plates. Jamb Also called jamber, jambart, or jambiere. An early medieval term for leg armor (schynbald). See also greave. Jupon A padded garment worn over the armor, fitted in the torso, c.1350-1410. Alternately, a tightly fitted and usually sleeveless garment worn over the armor and displaying the wearer’s arms.

K Kastenbrust A modern term describing a type of angular breastplate popular in Germany between 1420 and 1450. Kettle hat An open-faced helmet consisting of a bowl and a broad brim, resembling the British ‘tin hats’ of World War I. Also called a ‘Chapel de Fer’. Kite-shaped shield A large, elongated triangular shield with a rounded top used throughout Europe from the 10th to the 13th Century. It is commonly associated with the Normans. Klappvisier A modern term for a globular visor worn in Germany in the 14th Century on bascinets. It was hinged at the front of the skull of the helmet and covered only the area unprotected by the aventail. L A narrow strip or plate of steel, sometimes used in armor to provide articulation. Lamellar armor armor consisting of small plates laced together to give a rigid defense. Of Near Eastern origin, it was used throughout the Middle Ages in Eastern Europe, but was not common in the West. Lance rest A support for the lance when couched; it was bolted to the right side of the breastplate and was often hinged.

Latten Copper alloy of varying formulation. Modern brass and bronze would be considered latten in the Middle Ages. Latten was often used in the decoration of arms and armor. M Mail, Maille A flexible defense of interlinked and riveted rings of metal; its origin appears to be Celtic. In most European cases, each link passes through four others and the garment is shaped through the addition or subtraction of rings in appropriate places. Manifer A plate defense for the lower part of the left arm and hand, usually constructed in one piece and designed for the joust. ‘Maximillian’ armor A modern term applied to a style of early 16th Century armor characterized by narrow, parallel fluting. It was popular during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian I (1494-1519) and until the middle of the century. Mitten gauntlet A gauntlet with articulated transverse lames covering the fingers, rather than the fingers each being separately protected by a series of articulated plates.

Morion A 16th Century development of the kettle hat, widely used by infantry and consisting of a skull with a broad brim, flat or turned down at the sides, but which sweeps upward into a peak at the front and rear. There are two main types: the so-called Spanish Morion, or Cabasset, which has an almond-shaped skull ending with a stalk-like projection, clearly derived from the Cabacete, and the Comb Morion, which has a high central comb along the apex of the skull. Hated above all other helmets by Arador’s webmaster. Muffler A mitten-like extension to the sleeve of a hauberk with a hole at the wrist that allowed the wearer to remove his hand. ‘Munition armor’ Mass-produced, cheaply made armor for the common soldiery, produced in very large quantities at the beginning of the 16th Century. See also Almain rivet. Munnions Articulated lames, often attached to the gorget, protecting the shoulders and upper arms. N Nasal Plate defense on early medieval helmets, often riveted to the bottom of the skull to cover the nose and middle of the face.

Niello A decorative black inlay used to best effect on a surface of silver or gold. A compound of sulphur combined with silver, lead, and a small quantity of copper, it is fixed in place by heat. O The eyeslits in a helmet. P A plate reinforcement for the left elbow of armor for the joust. Pauldron Piece of armor covering the shoulder. Usually large, covering the upper 1/3 of the torso. Pavise Large, usually rectangular shield carried by infantrymen and frequently used in siege work to protect archers and crossbowmen. The largest were equipped with a prop to support them. Peytral Horse armor designed to protect the horse’s chest. See also bard, crinet, crupper, flanchard, shaffron. Pieces of Exchange See Exchange pieces. Pigface An erroneous modern term for referring to the visor on a hunskull visored bascinet. See also hunskull, bascinet. Plackart A plate reinforcement attached to the breastplate, which at first covered the lower half but latterly, especially on Italian armors, covered nearly the entire breastplate. Plate armor armor made of rigid iron or steel plates.

Platemail An erroneous Victorian era term for referring to plate armor or plate and maille hybrids. See also plate armor, maille. Plates Reinforcement for the right arm on jousting armor. Poleyn A cup-shaped plate defense for the knee, usually equipped with a side wing of heart shape. Pomme A spherical decoration for a helmet, often gilded and worn instead of a crest in the 15th Century. Pot General term for a simple, common soldier’s helmet (usually of morion type, such as the ‘pikeman’s pot’). Proof armor ‘of proof’ is made sufficiently thick or hard to resist a shot from bow or musket. The term first occurs in the texts of early medieval romances. ‘Puffed and slashed’ armor Embossed armor, often etched and gilt, resembling a style of dress popular in early 16th Century Germany; where ‘puffs’ of colored material were pulled through ‘slashes’ in the sleeves or body of the garment. Q Queue A shaped iron bar bolted to early 16th Century jousting armors to hold down and steady the rear of the lance, enabling it to be levelled and aimed more easily.

R Rennhut A heavy, one-piece sallet designed for the Rennen, a type of German joust fought with sharp lances. Renntartsche A large shield of wood and leather reinforced with metal, covering the whole of the wearer’s body and bevor. It screwed to the breastplate and bevor. Designed for the German Rennen. Rerebrace Piece of armor covering the upper arm from the elbow to the shoulder. Rennzeug armor designed for the Rennen. Rump guard An oblong plate hung from the lower edge of the culet on 15th Century armors. S Piece of armor covering the foot. Sometimes called a solleret. Saddle steel Protective steel plates for the front (bow) and back (cantle) of a war or joust saddle. Sallet A light helmet either fitted with a visor or open-faced, varying in form, having a tail to protect the neck. Known in England as a salade. Scale armor armor made of small, overlapping scales or plates sewn or laced to a cloth garment. Scalemail An erroneous Victorian era term for scale armor. See also scale armor.

Schynbalds A plate defense for the lower leg which protected only the shin and was strapped over the chausses. See Greave. Shaffron Also called a chaffron, chanfron. Defense for a horse’s head. Forms covering only the upper part of the head became popular in the mid-16th Century (demi-shaffron). See also bard, crinet, crupper, flanchard, peytral. Sight The vision slit in a helmet or visor. Also called occularium. Skull The part of a helmet covering the top, back, and sides of the head above the ears. It can also denote a simple metal cap. Solleret See Sabaton. Spangenhelm A modern term for conical helmets constructed of a number of segments riveted together; descended from Late Roman prototypes. ‘Spanish morion’ Piece of armor covering the shoulder joint. Not as large as a pauldron. Splint Light arm defenses used in the 15th and 16th Centuries, gutter-shaped and intended to protect only the outside of the arm, they were often found on cheap armors intended for infantry use and on certain types of German armor.

See also Almain rivet. Standard A maille collar common in the 15th Century. Stechhelm A ‘frog-mouthed’ form of great helm, worn for the Gestech (a type of German tournament), bolted to the breastplate. Stechsack A thickly padded bumper for the horse’s chest, hung round its neck to protect the rider’s legs, worn for the German Gestech. Stechtartsche A small rectangular wooden shield for the Gestech, suspended by cords from the breastplate. Stechzeug armor designed for the Gestech. Stop rib Small metal bar riveted to plate armor to stop the point of a weapon sliding into a joint or opening. Surcoat Flowing garment worn over armor form the 12th Century. Sometimes sleeved, sometimes sleeveless, it usually reached to mid-calf. Later, it was shortened and in the 14th Century developed into the jupon. T Tabard Short, open-sided garment with short sleeves used to display the wearer’s arms. Often worn by heralds. Target A small circular shield. Tasset A defense for the top of the thigh, hung from the fauld by straps to cover the gap between cuisses and breastplate.

They first appear in the 15th Century. Tilting socket Large plate reinforcing cuisses which provided protection for the thighs and knees and hung from either side of the saddle. Also called a gard-cuisse. Tonlet Also called a base. A deep, hooped skirt of steel worn on foot combat armors in the late 15th and early 16th Centuries. Trapper An all-enveloping textile cover for a horse, reaching to the fetlocks and leaving only the eyes, ears, and nose uncovered. It often displayed the rider’s arms. Turning-joint An enclosed circular joint above the elbow, enabling the arm to twist. A flange on the rim of the upper cannon of the vambrace rotates inside an embossed groove along the lower edge of the rerebrace. U Umbo A shield boss, usually in the centre of a shield, covering and protecting the hand as it holds the grip. V Piece of armor covering the lower arm from the wrist to the elbow. Ventail An integral flap of maille attached to the coif in the 13th Century; it could be drawn across the mouth to protect the lower face.

Vervelles Staples attached to the base of a bascinet for the attachment of an aventail. See also bascinet, aventail. Visor Protection for the eyes and face; a plate defense pivoted to a helmet’s skull. W A modern term for a plate armor of plain, polished steel. Wrapper A reinforcing piece for an armet or other helmet which was strapped about the helmet and protected the lower half of the face. X Y Z And don’t forget to read our guide on how to make armor , it’s great for beginners. Suit of Armor | Galnet Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Comb — An extension from front to back across the top of the helmet which helps strengthen the helm’s structure. During the Renaissance period this helmet component could be very large and ornate. Helm — Armor for the head. Visor — A pivoting plate attached to the front of the helm providing protection for the face. Frequently the visor contained “breaths,” holes or slits for ventilation, which also provided some extra visibility. Gorget (pronounced GOR-jet or gor-ZHAY) — Armored collar made from hinged plates or laminations.

Pauldron — Vest-like shoulder armor which added some protection over the breastplate and across the upper back. Torso Armor Edit Breastplate — As its name implies, this plate protected the upper chest area. Plackart — An armored reinforcement covering the lower half of the breastplate. Depending upon the design, the plackart might cover nearly the entire breastplate. Fauld — Armor, usually composed of lames, which attached to the breastplat> (and plackart), serving to protect the abdomen. Tasset (TAS-et) — Solid Armor plates or a skirt of lames hung from the fauld to cover the gap between the fauld and the thigh armor. Arm and Leg Armor Rerebrace (REER-brase) — Armor shielding of the upper arm. The rerebrace is also referred to as the upper cannon. Couter (COW-ter) — Armored elbow guards. Vambrace — Forearm shielding. This term is sometimes used to refer to the entire arm defense, which is divided into upper and lower cannons. Similarly the term "bracers" can refer to the entire arm defense or components such as the shielding that protects an archer's forearms from the bow string.

Gauntlet — Armored glove. Cuisse (KWIS) — Armor of the thigh. Poleyn (PO-lane) — Cup-shaped armor knee-guards, often equipped with fan-plates. Fan-plates — Heart- or fan-shaped guards for the side of the knee, extending from the poleyn. Greave (GREEV) — Armor of the lower leg. Sabaton (SAB-a-ton) — Articulating foot armor. Some designs even included long dagger-like toe projections. Other Body Harness Types Chain Mail (aka Chain Maille) — Metal rings woven to create a flexible protective “fabric.” Scale Armor — Small overlapping metal plates (resembling scales) attached to cloth or leather. Splint Armor — A suit of armor, considered a simplified version of plate armor, where metal plates were riveted to leather underpinnings. Ring Mail — A fabric of rings, larger than those used in chain mail, attached to and enhancing a leather armor. . The Pieces of Armor and Their Functions The Pieces of Armor and Their Functions Pictured below are the various pieces of armor I wear. These are exact replicas of the pieces of armor worn by a knight of the 15th century.

The armor was constructed by Christian Fletcher to custom fit my body and is made of medieval steel or mild steel and brass. Click on any of the images to get a closeup view of the piece or armor. This helmet is called a sallet helmet because of the ridges on top. These glancing ridges are made to strengthen the top of the helmet and to deflect or cause weapons to glance off the skull of the knight to avoid the full force of the blow. The front view of the helmet reveals breathing holes. The holes that are narrower were turned toward the sound of arrows to prevent them from going through the larger breathing holes on the right side of the helmet. The chain mail is worn around the waist and around the neck and over the shoulders and head. This gave flexible protection so the knight could turn his head to the left and right and turn at his waist, lift his leg to get on his horse and even run in the armor. Click on the picture to see a closer image and learn how it is constructed. The sabaton is the steel shoe worn over a thick leather moccassin. The greave is worn over the shin and calf.

It lies here open to show you the two pieces attached by a hinge and pressed together on the other side around the knights leg with a pin going through a receiving hole. This is the quisse which is placed over the knee and thigh of the knight. The side wing is designed to prevent a foot soldier from stabbing the back of the knight's leg. The breast plate and the backplate behind it are strapped together over the shoulder and then hooked together on either side with a pin and hole arrangement. The paldrons are worn over the knights arms and shoulders. They are strapped together behind his neck with a thick belt. The elbows have a special shield to protect the crook in his arm. This medallion like object is called a bezagew. This is the French word for armpit and it is designed to slip quickly under the knight's arm when he raises his sword in battle because the knight has no other armor under his arm. The gauntlet is worn over the hand. A deer skin glove has iron and brass attached to it with rivets. This dragon is engraved on the handle of my sword. The dragon was a symbol of Satan.

The knight's sword was a symbol of the Word of God which is called the Sword of the Spirit in Ephesians 6. Also knights, I believe, did kill dragons back in the early middle ages. These were dragons left over from the era of the dinosaur. This is the pommel of the sword. It is hollow. The nut on the end is removed when the knight receives his sword and into it he places a lock of his lady's hair and a small scroll on which he has written the verse from Ephesians 6 about the armor of God. Greaved - definition of greaved by The Free Dictionary Greaved - definition of greaved by The Free Dictionary Also found in: Thesaurus , Wikipedia . greave A piece of armor worn below the knee to protect the front of the leg. [Sing.

of Middle English greves, from Old French, shins.] greave (ɡriːv) n (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (often plural) a piece of armour worn to protect the shin from the ankle to the knee [C14: from Old French greve, perhaps from graver to part the hair, of Germanic origin] greaved adj armor for the leg between the knee and ankle. [1300–50; Middle English greves (pl.) < Old French, of uncertain orig.] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

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Question: In a traditional suit of armor, where on the body was a greave worn?
Answer: Leg