chain mail chausses flat rings wedge rivets 8 mm Morions en burgonets Brooches like this were worn

Brooches like this were worn all over Europe around the 13th century

3 cm long with a blade of 24

This chain mail coif is made of 1

One of the most famous depictions in Western Europe appears on the Bayeux Tapestry (1066–1083)

the almond shaped eyes and the animal biting its own body are typical for the Viking art style Jellinge

chain mail chausses flat rings wedge rivets 8 mm Morions en burgonets Brooches like this were wornChainmail chausses were the standard type of metal leg protection in Europe from the 9th century until the early 14th century. They offered flexible protection against most weapons but were gradually replaced by iron plate armor from the second half of the 13th century. The earliest examples date from the 9th century, such as a chainmail covered foot in the Kyulevcha catacombs in Bulgaria. Byzantine art depicts calf length chainmail chausses in Tokali