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Lamellar Mail

Although ring mail (sometimes known as chain mail) was the most common type of armour in the 11th century, there also existed scale and lamellar mail. This type of armour, probably used mostly in Italy and the east, consisted of small iron plates laced together.

See also: Armour ; mail ; scale armour

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Lamellar mail, showing how the small plates are laced together. (© Osprey Publishing Limited, from Warrior 1 Norman Knight 950 -1066 AD, by Christopher Gravett, artwork by Christa Hook)