>>3807031
Ok, ill try to bring my point across, though i concede that this is all a matter of taste.
Viking like chainmail armor, such as ones during the viking era or the early medieval period would look to archaic in Skyrim, next to the more plate like iron. Visually it would be too plain among other armors even in the same category, thus feeling out of place. Maybe a suitably stylized variant could work better.
The oblivion like chainmail armor, also by nordwar, would imo work better. as it evokes a more later medieval design, more fitting for the setting, in terms of lore and era. it is more visually detailed, and more suitable for a higher level armor, perhaps as a light armor parallel to the skyrims steel plate. pic rel
But even here I feel that some more fantasy look for the helmet (closer to oblivion) would make the armor fit better in Skyrim.
Lamellar armor would fit Skyrims era better, but imo would clash too much with the other sets for similar aethetic and balance reasons. the armor itself may look more practical and better, but i struggle to place it among other ingame armors.
most armors have parallels between heavy and light, id want to place it in light, but it looks too heavy for light armor...
the heavy armors tend to go towards plate in their designs, which would make it stick out...
so my argument is essentially design cohesion, though i admit when most armors have shitty designs, the good ones stick out. So if Id use chainmail and lamellar, id replace every other armor in skyrim too. but id also replace the armors and weapons the draugr use... adjust the ysgrammor statue for less fantasy and more realism etc...