12-19-2006, 03:00 PM
Yes, the protective value of armour is a contentious and highly debated issue. No way to show definitively what was effective, which is obviously a significant part of the problem.
It is a joyful thing indeed to hold intimate converse with a man after one\'s own heart, chatting without reserve about things of interest or the fleeting topics of the world; but such, alas, are few and far between.
Yoshida Kenko (1283-1350), Tsurezure-Gusa (1340)
Yoshida Kenko (1283-1350), Tsurezure-Gusa (1340)