Sub-Roman Britain (Cavalry etc)

[Alanus]

When we think about it, the period between the West's demise and the year 500 is only a quarter-century. It seems doubtful that ALL THE CHAINMAIL built during the first 3/4s of the century (plus the late previous one) should suddenly rust away or have been curiously turned into sturdy house-hold curtains. hock:

Here again, we are forgetting the visual evidence of Britons in mostly scale armor in that color illustration found in the Vatican ms of Virgil, which has been identified as written about the time of Gildas. The illustration has been posted on this thread and maybe another one.

Like Matthew, I'm making a cross-breed set of armor: chainmail with the top half of a set of lorica segmentata trimmed to easy archery. That illustration also shows a Roman bow. As further "weird" armor, I have bought a modified set of "splint" arm bracers from Armstreet, constructed longer with three straps for use as greaves. Metal splint greaves were a less costly alternative, half leather and half steel/iron. They date back to Scythian times, I believe; but the idea persisted, and I think I saw one of the new Equites Taifali wearing a set.