Medieval Glossary

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Made of fabric or mail, a covering for the body of the horse divided into two parts that met at the saddle.

Related term(s): Horse Armour; Chanfron; Crupper; Flanchard; Crinet; Peytrel
Category: Armour and Shields
Added: 06.06.05
Source information: Wise, Terrence. Medieval Warfare. New York: Hastings House Publishers, Inc., 1976. 62-3.

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