From Encyclopedia
- Couter
- Also spelt cowter. Plate armor protecting the elbow.
- Mace
- Metal ball attached to a wooden handle. All steel in the later times. Often a symbol of power.
- Skull
- The part of a helmet covering the top, back and the sides of the head above the ears. It can also denote a simple metal cap.
- Baculus
- In terms of semantics, a baculus is defined as a staff, especially one that symbolizes authority. The term baculus, or baculum, is Latin for staff.…
