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What is the name of the different pieces of armour worn by a medieval knight?
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Armor: any protective covering worn upon the body like clothing. This does not include shields. Also a historical word describing an entire set of armor. Medieval sources do not refer to "a suit of armor," but rather "an armor" or "a harness."
Harness is the word used in the Middle Ages that often referred to an entire suit of armor.
Anyway, most "Sets or Suits of armor"... seem to have too many odd pieces, with many names for the same piece... *growls*... that can be made out of any or all of the following materials... metal, wood, textiles, leather, lacquer, Scales, shells, Bones...
Many of the Body Armor components are:
the Aketon, Arming Doublet, or Gambeson (normally cloth, quilted, and worn against the torso, shirt, or tunic.)
the Hauberk, haubergeons or byrnies (the chain mail shirt worn between the Aketon and the Breastplate.)
the Breastplate, Cuirass, or plackard (the piece that's protects the torso.) or "do" in Japanese.
a quilted "coif" in French, or arming cap (that's worn underneath the protective helmet.)
the Helm, or Helmet (armored head protection) or "kabuto" in Japanese.
the Mask (face guard, if not part of the helmet...) or "mempo" in Japanese.
the Camail (neck chain mail),
the Gorget (throat ring or collar),
the Pauldrons or spaulders in French(shoulder guards) or "sade" in Japanese.
the Besagews, roundels (front, armpit protecters... only found on later-period plate armors, mainly for jousting)
the Couter (elbow guards.)
the Bracers, or vambraces in French (forearm guards) or "kote" in Japanese.
the Gauntlets, demi-gauntlets or half Gauntlets (hand guards.)
the Faulds or tassets (upper thigh guards.)
the Chausses, cuisses, greaves or sabatons (thigh guards) or "haidate" in Japanese.
the Poleyns (knee guards)
the Greaves or jambs in French(lower leg guards)
and the Sabatons (foot guards ...generally not found on most armors.)
The underclothing components are most often:
the breeches (cloth or leather pants) or "Hakama" in Japanese.
the jacket, sleeveless jacket, vest, or tunic, (cloth or leather, shirt like item.)
the belt
and any other personal items.
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