Traveling within the World
Mail, Maille, Sheets of Links
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A Maille Timeline By: David A Counts
This is not set up exactly how I wanted it, but I got impatient, I just haven't had enough time to do it right, but I wanted the info out there for everyone to enjoy. I will fix it up nice eventually... Note: Data tabularized by JT for the Armour ArchiveAll Information on this page was compiled by…
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Riveted Maille, A practical approach. by Rev. George
Riveted maille has long been an elusive art, oft spoken of with much more difficult that it really is. In this essay, It is my intention to shed some light on a simple, effective method of producing riveted maille. Before I go any further, I would like to thank the following people: Stephen of…
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Maille Safety By: Clay Edgin (PoD) and Dave Larson (Aegiswolf)
Like any craft, especially those with metalworking involved, mailling can cause injuries. However, just like any activity, certain precautions can be taken to prevent those injuries. This article will first discuss the possible injuries that can occur during the various stages of mailling and will…
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Viking Age Arms and Armor Viking Mail
photo ©2006 Matthew MarinoMail is a protective iron fabric made up of thousands of interlocking iron rings. In the Viking era, mail was always made with a 4-in-1 pattern, in which each ring passes through its four nearest neighbors. (The photo to the left shows a modern reproduction.)During the…
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History
Maille was the earliest form of metal armour and was probably invented before the 5th century by the ancient Celts. The name mail comes from the French word "maille" which is derived from the Latin "macula" meaning "mesh of a net". The armour itself involved the linking of iron or steel rings, the…
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Lorica hamata
Reconstruction of Roman legionary.Reconstruction of Roman auxilia 175 AD from a northern provinceThe lorica hamata is a type of mail armour used by the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. During the 1st century it was starting to be supplemented by lorica segmentata, but had been reintroduced as…
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Aventail
An early aventail guarded the wearer's head, neck, and chin between a mail shirt and a helmet.An aventail or camail is a flexible curtain of mail on a helmet that extends to cover the neck and shoulders. The mail could be attached to the helm by threading a leather cord through brass rings at the…
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Chausses
Chausses with poleyns, from an illustration by Villard de Honnecourt (13th century)Chausses (pronounced /ˈʃoʊs/; French: [ʃos]) are armour for the legs, usually made from mail. They could extend to the knee or cover the entire leg. Chausses were the standard type of metal leg armour during most of…
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Hauberk
Hauberk, Museum of Bayeux. A hauberk is a shirt of mail armour. The term is usually used to describe a shirt reaching at least to mid-thigh and including sleeves. Haubergeon ("little hauberk") generally refers to a shorter variant with partial sleeves, but the terms are often used…
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Coif
Detail of Edward VI as a child by Holbein, 1538: he wears a linen coif under a cloth-of-gold coif and a feathered hat.A coif (pronounced /ˈkɔɪf/) is a close fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head.HistoryCoifs were worn by all classes in England and Scotland from the Middle…
