Mail during the empire

[Anonymous]

The Crusaders may have worn a tunic over their mail to be better protected from arrows, a tactic used by the early Arabs against the Sassanid Persian horse-archers. I have no idea if the Romans ever used that same form of protection though.

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The Japanese used the "horo," a triangular piece of cloth attached to the back that billowed outlike a sail when on horseback. It was effective at deflecting arrows fired at the back. However if the cloth was in contact with the body it is much less effective.<br>
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Could you point me to an online source about the arab use of cloth to resist Sassanid arrows? I'd like to read more about this tactic. <p></p><i></i>