Viking Leather lamellar Armour; lamellar Cuirass; Leather Armor; Viking Armor

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H. Russell Robinson (2002). Oriental Armour. Courier Dover Publications. pp.103–. ISBN 978-0-486-41818-6 . Retrieved 20 February 2011. do.-- Ancient Chinese Armies: 1500-200B; illustrated by Angus McBridge, Osprey Publishing «Men-at-arms», ISBN 0-85045-942-7 According to Su Qin, the state of Han made the best weapons, capable of cleaving through the strongest armour, shields, leather boots and helmets. [13] Their soldiers wore iron facemasks. [6] At the beginning of the Sengoku period Japanese armour typically had two versions – expensive and inexpensive. The difference was that expensive versions were made from hundreds or even thousands of individual leather and or iron scales laced together into armor strips (lamellar), this was a very time-consuming process. [4] The two most common types of scales which made up the Japanese lamellar armors were hon kozane which were constructed from narrow or small scales, and hon iyozane which were constructed from wider scales.

Hudesutu quyaq – lamellar or laminar armor. The classification varies. Often depicted in Persian, Chinese, and Japanese miniatures. Peers, C. J. Imperial Chinese Armies (1): 200 BC-AD 589; illustrated by Michael Perry, Osprey Publishing «Men-at-arms», ISBN 1-85532-514-4 Ancient armour [ edit ] Early Warring States bronze helmet Warring States bronze helmet Western Zhou period shields from a tomb of the state of Guo Warring States rectangular shield (91.8cm tall, 49.6cm wide), from the state of Chu Shang dynasty (c. 1600 BC–c. 1046 BC) [ edit ] Lamellar armour may be as a single cuirass, held together by lamellar sections over the shoulders, which may extend to cover the upper arms.In Muscovy, there was a type of armour known as the kuyak, believed to have Mongolian origins [10] [13] and analogous to Central Asian, [14] Indian and Chinese brigandines. [15] The word "kuyak" is itself a derivative from the Mongol huyag, which means "armour" (of any type). No known intact examples of this type of armour survives, but historical depictions, textual descriptions and photos [16] remain. Ciryon", "Círyon", and "Siryon" redirect here. For the etymology of Syria's name, see Name of Syria. Brigandine from Handbuch der Waffenkunde (Handbook of Weaponry), Wendelin Boeheim, 1890. A polearm known as the atgeir is mentioned in several sagas of Icelanders and other literature. Atgeir is usually translated as "halberd", akin to a glaive. Gunnar Hámundarson is described in Njáls saga as cutting and impaling foes on his atgeir.

Manufacturing chain mail or plate armor required high-intensity work methods and permanent buildings that were not feasible under nomadic conditions.During the Song dynasty (960–1279) it became fashionable to create warts on pieces of armour to imitate cold forged steel, a product typically produced by non-Han people in modern Qinghai. Warts created from cold work were actually spots of higher carbon in the original steel, thus aesthetic warts on non-cold forged steel served no purpose. According to Shen Kuo, armour constructed of cold forged steel was impenetrable to arrows shot at a distance of 50 paces. Even if the arrow happened to hit a drill hole, the arrowhead was the one which was ruined. [69] However crossbows were still prized for their ability to penetrate heavy armour. [70] Fully comprehensive metal horse armour covering the horse's entire body appeared in northeastern China in the mid-4th century during the Eastern Jin dynasty, probably as a result of Xianbei influence. By the end of the 4th century, murals depicting horse armour covering the entire body were found in tombs as far as Yunnan. [35] Flexibility: The individual plates of lamellar armor allowed for greater freedom of movement compared to other types of armor. Kiritsuke iyozane is a form of laminar armor constructed from long strips of leather and or iron which were perforated, laced, and notched and made to replicate the look of real lamellar plates. These strips of simulated lamellar plates were much more rigid than real lamellar and they were assembled into armor items in the same way that the rows of lamellar armour were. The shield was the most common means of defence. The sagas specifically mention linden wood for shield construction, although finds from graves show mostly other timbers, such as fir, alder and poplar with steel or iron shield boss. These timbers are not very dense and are light in the hand. They are also not inclined to split, unlike oak. Also, the fibres of the timber bind around blades preventing the blade from cutting any deeper unless a lot more pressure is applied. In conjunction with stronger wood, Vikings often reinforced their shields with leather or, occasionally, iron around the rim. [2] Round shields seem to have varied in size from around 45–120 centimetres (18–47in) in diameter but 75–90 centimetres (30–35in) is by far the most common.

Less known examples were present in Asia from Iran to Mongolia, including Central Asia. Laminar armour from animal skins has also been traditionally made and worn in the Arctic areas of what are now Siberia, Alaska and Canada.

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During the wars between the Later Zhou and Southern Tang, civilians on the Tang side formed "White Armor Armies", named after the white paper armour they wore. These Tang civilian armies experienced some success in driving off small contingents of Zhou forces but avoided confrontation with the larger army. [64] The White Armour militia army was later revived to fight against the Song dynasty, but they were ineffective and disbanded. [65] The earliest find of these relics were found in Denmark, seemingly belonging to the leading-warrior class based on the graves in which they were found.