07-11-2007, 08:48 PM
John,
The subarmali in question were made of two to three layers of blanket wool quilted between outer layers of linen. This level of padding, incidentally, was sufficient to protect the wearer from most bruising and any breaking during full strength combat. Exactly how this combat would have compared to that of a real battle can only be speculated but it did not involve pulling blows.
Crispvs
The subarmali in question were made of two to three layers of blanket wool quilted between outer layers of linen. This level of padding, incidentally, was sufficient to protect the wearer from most bruising and any breaking during full strength combat. Exactly how this combat would have compared to that of a real battle can only be speculated but it did not involve pulling blows.
Crispvs
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