"Every knight was forced to arm himself with coat of mail, and shield and lance; every freeholder with lance and hauberk, every burgess and poorer freeman with lance and iron helmet.
22.
The former source informs us that the armour should be worn beneath the hauberk, which can explain why this form of armour so seldom appears in illustrations and statuary before the late 13th century.
23.
The Avatar's clothing generally includes a chain mail hauberk, with a white, red, or orange tunic ( with a golden Ankh symbol on the chest and back ) over it, and a red cape.
24.
Item, no Jew shall keep in his possession a shirt of mail or a hauberk, but he shall sell it or give it away or alienate it in some other way, so that it shall remain in the king's service.
25.
Apart from the crossbow, they were equipped with a dagger, a light metal helmet, a gorget, a hauberk and a large shield, called a " pavese " ( pavise ), which was used while reloading the crossbow.
26.
In this context, his phrase " of Islamic origin " just refers to the origin of " that particular hauberk shown ", not to the origin of this type of armour ( which actually dates back to the Celtic period ).
27.
Later 12th-13th century changes to this law code list more extensive equipment for the more affluent freemen, with helmet, mail hauberk, shield, spear and sword being what the well-to-do farmer or burgher must bring to war.
28.
The widespread opinion that the short-hemmed, short-sleeved " hauberk " may have originated from the Norman soldiers wearing a knee-length version of the " hauberk ", with three-quarter length sleeves and a split from hem to crotch.
29.
The widespread opinion that the short-hemmed, short-sleeved " hauberk " may have originated from the Norman soldiers wearing a knee-length version of the " hauberk ", with three-quarter length sleeves and a split from hem to crotch.
30.
Moreover, every free layman who possesses chattels or rents to the value of 16m . shall have a shirt of mail, a helmet, a shield, and a lance; and every free layman possessing chattels or rents to the value of 10m . shall have a hauberk, an iron cap, and a lance.
