Medieval Glossary
Bag Mitten
Protective mail for the hands that was replaced by gauntlets about 1296.
Related term(s): Mail; Gauntlet; Hauberk; Chausses (Armour); Gusset; Armour
Category: Armour and Shields
Added: 05.08.05
Source information:
Wise, Terrence. Medieval Warfare. New York: Hastings House Publishers, Inc., 1976. 32, 34.
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