Besagews are circular defences designed to protect the armpits, as part of a harness of plate armour. Armour without besagews might employ larger shoulder defenses, such as winged pauldrons or simply leave the mail beneath exposed. Gothic armour Plate armour is personal armour made from large metal plates, worn on the chest and sometimes the entire body. ... A pauldron is a component of plate armour, which evolved from spaulders in the 15th Century. ... David rejects the unaccustomed armour (detail of fol. ...
References
Edge, David and Paddock, John (1988). Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight, New York: Crescent Books. ISBN 0-517-10319-2
Couter | Gauntlet | Pauldrons | Rerebrace | Spaulders | Vambrace The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Armour is protective clothing intended to defend its wearer from intentional harm in combat and military engagements, typically associated with soldiers. ... The couter is the defense for the elbow in a piece of plate armour. ... Pair of gauntlets, Germany, end of the 16th century Gauntlet is a name for several different styles of glove. ... A pauldron is a component of plate armour, which evolved from spaulders in the 15th Century. ... A rerebrace are a piece of plate armour designed to protect the upper arms (above the elbow). ... Spaulders. ... Vambraces are tubular or gutter defenses for the forearm, developed first in the ancient world mainly by the Romans, but only formally named during the early 14th century, as part of a suit of plate. ...
Head and neck
Aventail | Bevor | Gorget An aventail is a flexible curtain of chainmail on a helmet, that extends to cover the neck and shoulders. ... A bevor is a piece of plate armour designed to protect the neck, much like a gorget. ... Sir Philip Sidney wears a gorget for a portrait A gorget is a type of armor designed to protect the neck. ...
Legs
Chausses | Greaves | Poleyns | Sabatons | Tassets Chausses with poleyns, from an illustration by Villard de Honnecourt (13th century) Chausse is also an unrelated technical term in heraldry. ... A greave (from 12th century French greve shin, of uncertain origin) is a piece of armour that protects the leg. ... Ludwig III wearing gothic armor with prominent poleyns, from a fifteenth century manuscript. ... A Sabaton or solleret is part of a Knights armour that covers the foot. ... A suit of three-quarter plate with prominent, segmented tassets Tassets are a piece of plate armour designed to protect the upper legs. ...
Torso
Cuirass | Faulds | Hauberk This article is devoted to the type of armour known as a cuirass. ... Breastplate with faulds attached below Faulds are a piece of plate armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips. ... hauberk, Museum of Bayeux. ...
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