leather arm pieces 14th century Maliënkolders en schaalpantser splits are featured for optimal

splits are featured for optimal freedom of movement

hangeroc or a belt that complements the waistline

The robe features wide sleeves and a large hood

The settlement of Gnezdovo or Gnyozdovo is located in modern-day Russia near Smolensk

The turtle brooch is a replica of a 9th-century original found in the Viking town of Dublin

leather arm pieces 14th century Maliënkolders en schaalpantser splits are featured for optimalThese arm pieces are crafted after various historical originals. They are depicted on the tombs of Gnther von Schwarzburg (1349) and Sir Thomas Cheyne (1375), and are well suited to both late 14th century aristocracy and commoners alike. Leather armour combined with steel plates was a relatively simple means of producing armour components. They were often worn over mail. From the 15th century onwards, this method gradually fell out of use. This arm