[LT] Names of armor at locations

Rasputin · 01-18-2011, 08:55 PM

I'm making a file for armor for GCS, and wanted to know what the name of each piece of armor would be at a given location. Say, we call shin armor greaves; what do we call a piece of armor on the whole torso, say?

Icelander · 01-18-2011, 08:57 PM

If it is maille, a haubergeon or a mail shirt, perhaps.

If it is plate, it is not going to be a single piece.

DanHoward · 01-18-2011, 10:19 PM

I tend to use "cuirass" if it is rigid (plate, r.leather) and "corselet" if it is flexible (scale, etc). Mail is "hauberk" if it is knee length and "haubergeon" (little hauberk) if it is shorter.

~~Figleaf23~~ · 01-20-2011, 03:55 PM

http://home.messiah.edu/~gdaub/armor/picgloss.htm

01-18-2011, 08:55 PM	#1
Rasputin Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA	[LT] Names of armor at locations I'm making a file for armor for GCS, and wanted to know what the name of each piece of armor would be at a given location. Say, we call shin armor greaves; what do we call a piece of armor on the whole torso, say? __________________ Cura isto securi, Eugene. My GURPS blog.

01-18-2011, 08:57 PM	#2
Icelander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Iceland*	Re: [LT] Names of armor at locations If it is maille, a haubergeon or a mail shirt, perhaps. If it is plate, it is not going to be a single piece. __________________ Za uspiekh nashevo beznadiozhnovo diela!

01-18-2011, 10:19 PM	#3
DanHoward Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maitland, NSW, Australia	Re: [LT] Names of armor at locations I tend to use "cuirass" if it is rigid (plate, r.leather) and "corselet" if it is flexible (scale, etc). Mail is "hauberk" if it is knee length and "haubergeon" (little hauberk) if it is shorter.

01-20-2011, 03:55 PM	#4
~~Figleaf23~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: [LT] Names of armor at locations http://home.messiah.edu/~gdaub/armor/picgloss.htm