04-06-2006, 11:55 PM
Doesn't look like a good translation. The first instance of "gambeson" should probably read "aketon" since it is worn under the armour. Breastplates don't come into use for another century so perhaps a Coat of Plates is intended here. Or maybe the laminis ferreis arte consutis mentioned by Gerald of Wales (who described the Danish attack on Wales in 1171).
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books