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Hauberk

Bible DictionaryKnighthood & Chivalry Dictionary
mail shirt, generally extending down to defend the legs. The hauberk was the main defense for both body and legs until the late 13th century, when armourers began to experiment with reinforcing using padded, courboille , and even rudimentary plate augmentations.
Bible DictionaryMedieval Dictionary
1. mail coat 2. armour of chain mail in the shape of a tunic to protect the body 3. mail shirt covering the body as far as the knees, the arms ending in mittens, and with a hood for the head

 

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AGRA
ALAA
APG
Abbey
Abbot
Accolade
Accoutrement
Acre
Admiral
Adoubement
Adventurous Sh...Agincourt, Bat...Aiguilette
Ailettes, aile...Aketon,acton,a...Albion
Albuquerque
Alexander
Alexandre, Ro...
Alexiad
Alleron
Allure
Almain
Almerie
Almoner
Alms
Alms House
Ambler
Amorette
Ancestral File
Anneal
Anoint
Antioch, Battl...Anueal
Appatis
Apprentice
Arbalest
Arbalestier
Arch-Duke
Archer
Argent
Arm Harness
Arm Harness-Co...
Arm, defense of
Arma Patrina
Armbrust
Armed at all p...Armed to all r...Armet (à rond...
Armiger
Arming Cap
Arming Coat
Arming Nail
Arming Points
Arming Squire
Armorica
Armory
Armour (Armor)
Armour, as ins...Armour, buying
Armour, collec...
Armour, decora...Armour, techni...Armour, weight...
Armour,collect...Armourer (Armo...Armourer's Mark
Armourer, art ...Arms
Arpent
Arrière-Guard
Arrow-slit
Arsouf, Battle...
Art of Courtly...Articulation
Artillator
Artillery
Arçon
Ascalon, Battl...
Ash, as a mate...Assassins
Association of...
Association of...Atilliator
Atteint
Avalon, Isle of
Avant-Guard
Aventail
Azure
abbasi
abbey
abbot abbess
abstract
abutment
aclys
adarga
administration

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