A
hauberk is a shirt of mail . The term is usually used to describe a shirt reaching at least to mid-thigh and including sleeves.
Kaynak: HauberkA shirt made from mail is a
hauberk if knee-length and a haubergeon if mid-thigh length. A mail shirt interwoven between two layers of
Kaynak: Mail (armour)Transitional armour describes the armour used in Europe around the 14th century, as body armour moved from simple maille
hauberk s to full
Kaynak: Transitional armourto 14th C. | Mail hood worn with a
hauberk. | Great helm | Late 12th. C to 14th C. | Started as a simple cylinder with a flat top but
Kaynak: Components of medieval armourThe coat of plates was normally worn with a mail
hauberk and a helmet. Construction: The plates number anywhere from eight or ten to the
Kaynak: Coat of platesOriginally it was a mere stitched and quilted lining ("doubling"), worn under a
hauberk or cuirass to prevent bruising and chafing.
Kaynak: Doublet (clothing)Apart from the crossbow, they were equipped with a dagger , a light metal helmet , a gorget , a
hauberk and a large shield , called a
Kaynak: Genoese crossbowmenLorica hamata , a
hauberk of mail. Lorica musculata, a folk term for a muscle cuirass Lorica plumata , a shirt of ribbed scales resembling
Kaynak: LoricaOf two hundred mailed knights whom David had, only nineteen brought back their
hauberk s because each had abandoned as booty to the foe
Kaynak: Battle of the StandardThe texture of the cloth is believed to have superficially resembled a
hauberk (chain mail ) due to the pattern of horizontal rows, known
Kaynak: Habergetthe breast had been worn in earlier times by men-at-arms in addition to their mail
hauberk s and their coats armed with splints and studs.
Kaynak: Cuirasshaubert "
hauberk " | halsberg "neck-cover | Du hals "neck" + berg "cover" (cf Du herberg "hostel") | héron "heron" | heigero, variant
Kaynak: Old FrankishText of the Assize of Arms: shall have a
hauberk, an iron cap, and a lance. Presumably less elaborate armour than that required of the other
Kaynak: Assize of Arms of 1181would often be stopped by the Arab padded clothing, the Arabs' own bolts would tear through their opponent's
hauberk s and "double cuirasses".
Kaynak: Rashidun armyplates of metal armour were again used from the late 13th century on, to protect joints and shins, and these were worn over a mail
hauberk .
Kaynak: Plate armour