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The splints are narrow metal strips arranged longitudinally, pierced for riveting or sewing to the foundation. Splint armour is most commonly found as greaves or vambraces. It first appears in a Scythian grave from the 4th century BC [1] then in the Swedish Migration Era; [2] and again in the 14th century as part of transitional armour, where ...
Jan 22, 2012 · Splinted Armour. Migration-Era Splinted Armour; The Fact and the Fiction. In the late 19th / early 20th Century, the excavation of Grave 8 at Valsgärde in Uppland, Sweden, (dated to between 635-650 CE.) revealed a lavishly furnished ship grave of a Migration-Age warrior. The grave goods included a splendid helmet, equestrian equipment, mail ...
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Brigandine from Handbuch der Waffenkunde (Handbook of Weaponry), Wendelin Boeheim, 1890. A brigandine is a form of body armour from the late Middle Ages and up to the early Modern Era. It is a garment typically made of heavy cloth, canvas, or leather, lined internally with small oblong steel plates riveted to the fabric, sometimes with a second ...
Description. Limb armour consisting of strips of metal ("splints") are attached to a fabric (cloth or leather) backing ("foundation"). The splints are narrow metal strips arranged longitudinally, pierced for riveting or sewing to the foundation. Splint armour is most commonly found as greaves or vambraces.
