Monthly Archives: September 2020
The Writer’s Guide to Chainmail
Posted on September 25, 2020 10 Comments
This week is the second part in my series about common types of medieval armor. As in my first post, I will be pointing out misconceptions with each type. As always, magic is the exception to the rules. Because magic. Introduction Chainmail is a type of armor made up of small metal rings linked together […]
The Writer’s Guide to Gambesons
Posted on September 18, 2020 111 Comments
As promised this week I will be covering types of armor that were common in medieval Europe, starting with gambesons and continuing over the next three weeks with chainmail, plate armor and brigantine. I will also be doing some myth busting with each type of armor. I want to point out that just because I’m […]
The Writer’s Guide to Medieval Armor: Part 2
Posted on September 11, 2020 3 Comments
I hope you enjoyed last week’s post on armor myths because I am covering some more this week. As always, magic is the exception to the rules. Because magic. Leather Armor Fantasy seems to be in love with leather armor. You can see it from “Vikings” to “The Lord of the Rings” to Dungeons & […]
The Writer’s Guide to Medieval Armor: Part 1
Posted on September 4, 2020 47 Comments
I hope you have been enjoying my posts on swords and other medieval weapons. This week we are moving on to armor myths because, o boy! are there a lot of them. The armor worn in medieval Europe varied across time, region, and social standing. I will be covering common types of armor later. As […]
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