Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London : T.N. Foulis · leaf 310
some (of the knights) placed upon thearmour carried by themselves and by theirhorses,^ signs that were different one fromanother, in order to be known thereby ; whileothers placed them on their heads, or on theirhelmets. The Normans used a form of hauberk withattached mail-stockings. In Spain we… … ARMS lieu of this leg-covering, the Roman cdlcia (Latincaliga), extending from the foot to just below thethigh, and subsequently called the brafonera}This was, in fact, a separate mail-stocking, madeof closely interlacing steel rings, and worn abovethe leather boots or trebuqueras. The Spanish…
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