Sander Marechal wrote: |
@Nathan: Good tips on the coif, thanks. I was indeed hoping to hide the exact length of the haubergeon under the surcoat. I didn't give thought to the split though. Is it uncommon to have a split in a mid to late 14th century haubergeon?
Also, any idea what they used as hand defense when the mail was not full sleeves? Separate mail gloves? Or just leather gloves? The Morgan bible plates only show bare hands but I really need some kind of hand protection when sparring in rebated steel. |
To the best of my knowledge (C14th not my period) split mail has dropped out of favor by this period (mail tending to be above the knee due to the availability of hard leg armour).
If the mail did not extend to the hand then as far as I can tell nothing would have been worn. So...
a) You could go for a full mail sleeve with mitten enclosed that is secured above the elbow, if you tie the hauberk sleeve below the elbow (with a little blousing to aim movement) you might achieve a similar look to period.
b) Or wear leather backed gloves and accept they are period innapropriate and take them off when not figthing.
As to dimensions and whatnot, main combined source i'm aware of is in D Tweedle's The Anglian Helmet form Coppergate (reproduced here ... http://www.vikingsonline.org.uk/resources/aut.../index.htm).
HTH
N.