04-26-2012, 09:34 PM
The illustration on p. 9 of the Robinson book shows depictions of lamellar ranging from Nimrud c. 880 BC to an actual example from Wisby, 1361 AD. This means lamellar armor in one form or another was used for at least 2400 years. That's perhaps even longer than mail was used. An amazing thought.
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