History Of Chainmail Armour
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A History of Chainmaille
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Ok. Let's get one thing straight, right off. It's mail. The word 'chainmail' is a misnomer. The derivation of the word is from the French 'maille' and the Latin.
Chainmail was the earliest form of metal armour and was probably invented before the 5th century by the ancient Celts. The name mail comes from the French word "maille" which is derived from the Latin "macula" meaning "mesh of a net". The armour itself involved the linking of iron or steel rings, the ends of which were either pressed together, welded or riveted. Sometimes the rings were stamped out of a sheet of iron and these were then used in alternate rows with riveted links.
Chainmail was the earliest form of metal armour and was probably invented before the 5th century by the ancient Celts. The name mail comes from the French word.
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