medieval knee cops Middeleeuwse overkleden en wapenrokken 0 mm and is well-suited

0 mm and is well-suited to a head circumference of up to 59 cm

Holes may be made in it to attach the leg armour to the belt

Chain mail was frequently worn throughout the Middle Ages

together with the axe

medieval knee cops Middeleeuwse overkleden en wapenrokken 0 mm and is well-suitedPoleyns appeared around the second half of the 13th century and were the earliest type of plate armour added to a knight's armour. Poleyns were worn over chainmail chausses and provided an extra layer of protection for the vulnerable knees. For mounted warriors, the legs were always a weak spot. The development of poleyns coincided with the emergence of the shorter heater or knight's shield, which replaced the older, taller kite shields that extended