Padded Armour

[tlclark]

Working off Jim's latest pattern I had some thoughts.

It's important to recognize, I think, that the pteruges are there to protect the joints, the waist and shoulders, and not necessarily the upper arms and thighs. I really do think the pteruges exist to allow flexibility.

for example here.



If the subarmalis sticks too far below the waist and too far over the shoulders, it can restrict mobility.



In this example the flex points are covered by layers of pteruges, which would allow more movement.

I have looked at a lot of loricatae and the subarmalis can never be seen poking out under the cuirass or shoulders. I think that's because the ptergues are meant to run pretty far back under the armor to where the joint starts.

Travis