Armour [Armor]
From Encyclopedia
- Burgonet
- A light, open-faced helmet popular in the sixteenth century as an alternative to the close-helmet for light cavalry. It was usually…
- Boss
- Also umbo. The round shaped piece of metal at the center of a shield. Protects the hand.
- Claymore
- Two-handed broadsword from the 16th century used by the Scotch Highlanders against Englishmen.
- Coat-armor
- Top-covering piece of clothing. Popular in tournaments where it presented the beholder’s coat of arms.
