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7/8/2025, 6:27:48 PM
If anybody wants to see what the elite were wearing at almost exactly the same time period, Schola Gladitoria has a detailed breakdown of an English effigy circa 1360-ish.
Cliffs notes version: articulated plate harness on the arms, splint and brigandine on the legs, fully articulated sabatons on the feet, coat of plates on the body with possibly a globose breastplate and mail skirt and voiders rather than a full haubergeon. Makes some interesting points about how a breastplate (a) creates a crumple zone for your innards, rather like an automobile bumper, and (b) allows room for your chest to expand and contract, making breathing in all that heavy iron much easier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3ob3RLoiSQ&t=30s
Cliffs notes version: articulated plate harness on the arms, splint and brigandine on the legs, fully articulated sabatons on the feet, coat of plates on the body with possibly a globose breastplate and mail skirt and voiders rather than a full haubergeon. Makes some interesting points about how a breastplate (a) creates a crumple zone for your innards, rather like an automobile bumper, and (b) allows room for your chest to expand and contract, making breathing in all that heavy iron much easier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3ob3RLoiSQ&t=30s
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