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Vive gladio peri gladio - Live by the sword die by the sword.
The word chainmail is of relatively recent coinage, having been in use only since the 18th century; prior to this it was referred to simply as mail. The word itself refers to the armour material, not the garment made from it. A shirt made from mail is a hauberk if knee-length, haubergeon if mid-thigh length, and byrnie if waist-length. Mail leggings are called chausses, mail hoods coif and mail mittens mitons. A mail collar hanging from a helmet is camail or aventail.
Mail was a highly successful type of armor and was used by nearly every metalworking culture in North Africa, Europe, and Asia. Its use spans from around 300 B.C. to the dawn of the 20th century and beyond, a period of over 2500 years. Today it remains in limited use in stab vests and a number of other applications.
Thanks as always for your time, your thoughts/comments are very welcome
Regards - Sarah J x
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| Title: | Vive gladio peri gladio. |
| Username: | 
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| Uploaded: | 11 Oct 2010 - 8:21 AM |
| Tags: | 1066, Battle abbey, Battle of hastings, Chainmail, Close-up / macro, Hand, Living history, Mail, Re-enactment, South east, Sword |
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Excellent close up and well detailed Sarah.Interesting write up and informative.
Tom.
Another great shot for texture and colour Sarah, very good comp' too.
John 
Great close-up, Sarah, lovely detail. You can buy these chain mail 'shirts' at the Royal Armouries in Leeds - if you've about £80 to spare!
TrevB
I enjoy your closeups for the extra detail, and the narrative is extremely informative too.
You always manage to get impeccable detail and color Sarah, enjoyed the informative write up too,
Geoff.
Nice capture and thanks for the info, most interesting... Dave
Great detail Sarah, took me a moment to figure out what it was.
Darren.
A great follow up to last night image Sarah. Well spotted and excellent detail. Fabulous write up.
Tony
Great detail in the image & the caption. A left handed swordsman I wonder how common that was?
Dougie
Wonderful detail and colour again Sarah. Bravo!
Derek
Quote: Great detail in the image & the caption. A left handed swordsman I wonder how common that was?
Dougie
Virtually non existent I believe. Any young swordsman who held his weapon left handed upon commencing his training would have been chastised and made to hold it with his right. !!
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