- A
corslet or
corselet is
defined by the
Oxford English Dictionary as "a
piece of
defensive armour covering the body" and is
first attested around 1500...
-
though Corslet,
Coslette and
other spellings have been recorded. The
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
gives the
following first definition of
corslet / corselet:...
- The
linothorax (/ˈliːnoʊθɔːræks/, from the
Ancient Gr****: λινοθώραξ,
Ancient Gr****: [linotʰɔ̌ːraːks]) is a type of
upper body
armor that was used throughout...
- woman. The woman's
corslet is so
tight that it
seems to have
grown into the woman's body.
Sigurd uses his
sword Gram to cut the
corslet,
starting from the...
- swords,
perhaps of Naue II type. In some cases, they are
shown wearing corslets and kilts, but
their key
distinguishing feature is a
horned helmet, which...
- woman. The woman's
corslet is so
tight that it
seems to have
grown into the woman's body.
Sigurd uses his
sword Gram to cut the
corslet,
starting from the...
- the term
referred to a
piece of
plate armour covering the torso; see
corslet. The
English word for the
piece of
armor comes from cors, an Old French...
-
armor is different. It may be
either an
embossed waist-length
leather corslet with a
fringed leather apron that
reaches to mid-thigh and
possible shoulder...
-
claimed to have
fought the
battle without even
bothering to put on his
corslet,
until two
hours after the
fighting began. Six of Ramesses's
youthful sons...
-
wealthiest and
physically strongest men
could afford this type of armour.
Corslets,
provided with both the
breast and back pieces, were worn by foot-soldiers...
