12-07-2013, 01:15 PM
Once again, quilted linen does both of these. Forget about glue. A corselet made of 10-15 layers of properly quilted linen looks just like the illustrations. Take a look at the arm guards of kendo armour. It is the easiest example of martial quilting to get a hold of these days.
The main problem is our label "linothorax". What little evidence we have suggests that Greek tube-and-yoke armour was made of leather, not linen. Except for Homer, all of Aldrete's textual evidence is about foreigners wearing linen armour, not Greeks. We have a couple of examples of Greek linen armour but they date to the late Bronze Age, not the Classical/Hellenistic period.
The main problem is our label "linothorax". What little evidence we have suggests that Greek tube-and-yoke armour was made of leather, not linen. Except for Homer, all of Aldrete's textual evidence is about foreigners wearing linen armour, not Greeks. We have a couple of examples of Greek linen armour but they date to the late Bronze Age, not the Classical/Hellenistic period.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books