05-08-2013, 12:36 PM
Stephan, I could not find any proof for this Hunnic splint armour either.
However, according to Bishop and Coulston Roman Military Equipment, among the Romano-Thracian burials full-length splint greaves have been found. It is in one of the BAR series, I will look it up because I want to see that for myself too.
It would be interesting, because that the Nymphaion splints and the Vendel splints are part of an uninterupted tradition is plausible, but these Roman splints would go a long way in conneting these two finds both spatially and in time (By the way, I have been told remnants of splint armour for the arms have been found in Korea and Japan, dating to the 6th century CE. However, I only saw the reconstructions by Angus McBride, a poor substitute for the real thing).
However, according to Bishop and Coulston Roman Military Equipment, among the Romano-Thracian burials full-length splint greaves have been found. It is in one of the BAR series, I will look it up because I want to see that for myself too.
It would be interesting, because that the Nymphaion splints and the Vendel splints are part of an uninterupted tradition is plausible, but these Roman splints would go a long way in conneting these two finds both spatially and in time (By the way, I have been told remnants of splint armour for the arms have been found in Korea and Japan, dating to the 6th century CE. However, I only saw the reconstructions by Angus McBride, a poor substitute for the real thing).