Medieval armor pieces
Across
- 4. Close fitting helmet from the 15th century with a Y- or T-shaped slit reminiscent of ancient Greek helmets.
- 6. Forearm guard either of solid metal or splints of metal attached to a leather backing.
- 7. Gloves that cover from the fingers to the forearms and often made from leather or steel.
- 8. Armor that covers the lower leg front and back.
- 10. Chest armor or breastplate originally made of leather and often made of steel in the 14th century.
- 11. Armor that covers the foot.
- 12. Detachable mail hung from a helmet to protect the neck and shoulders.
- 13. Armor that covers the shoulder, armpit, and sometimes the back and chest.
Down
- 1. Steel collar to protect the neck.
- 2. Mail hood often worn with a hauberk. Sometimes made integrally with the hauberk, sometimes a separate piece.
- 3. Mail shirt reaching down to the thigh and with sleeves.
- 5. Bands of plate that cover the shoulder and part of upper arm but not the armpit.
- 8. padded cloth worn under the armor.
- 9. Canvas or leather garment from the 12th to the 16th centuries, lined with small oblong steel plates riveted to the fabric.