Dan True

Fig. 1: Fragment of the left hose (adopted from Vike, 2000 :26). This month’s artefact are the fragments of a pair of mail chausses (leggings) brought into Oldsaksamlingen in Oslo in the 1800s (figs. 1 and 2). The chausses were brought in together with fragments of a mail gorget and a sleeve. All fragments share the same thickness and ring diameter and have therefore been assumed to be part of the same suit of armour. The context of the find itself remains unknown. Fig. Continue reading →

Fig. 1: Fragment of the left hose (adopted from Vike, 2000 :26). This month’s artefact are the fragments of a pair of mail chausses (leggings) brought into Oldsaksamlingen in Oslo in the 1800s (figs. 1 and 2). The chausses were brought in together with fragments of a mail gorget and a sleeve. All fragments share the same thickness and ring diameter and have therefore been assumed to be part of the same suit of armour. The context of the find itself remains unknown. Fig. Continue reading →

Fig. 1: Fragment of the left hose (adopted from Vike, 2000 :26). This month’s artefact are the fragments of a pair of mail chausses (leggings) brought into Oldsaksamlingen in Oslo in the 1800s (figs. 1 and 2). The chausses were brought in together with fragments of a mail gorget and a sleeve. All fragments share the same thickness and ring diameter and have therefore been assumed to be part of the same suit of armour. The context of the find itself remains unknown. Fig. Continue reading →