11-24-2011, 01:21 PM
Hi Dan,
In effect the shoulders are well protected. The only areas that are thinner is that under the clasps. The rest of the shoulder area is still 8 mms thick. The thin areas, too are protected by the clasps themselves. The Sutton Hoo Mound 1 grave also contained a mail shirt. The linen and the mail, together, provide very adequate protection.
Paul
In effect the shoulders are well protected. The only areas that are thinner is that under the clasps. The rest of the shoulder area is still 8 mms thick. The thin areas, too are protected by the clasps themselves. The Sutton Hoo Mound 1 grave also contained a mail shirt. The linen and the mail, together, provide very adequate protection.
Paul
Paul Mortimer
