- A
corslet is
defined by the
Oxford English Dictionary as "a
piece of
defensive armour covering the body." In
ancient Egypt,
Ramesses II is said to have...
- on; It was
plumed of the silk of the
thistle down: The
corslet plate that
guarded his
breast Was once the wild bee's
golden vest;...
- The
linothorax (/ˈliːnoʊθɔːræks/, from the
Ancient Gr****: λινοθώραξ,
Ancient Gr****: [linotʰɔ̌ːraːks]) is a type of
upper body
armor that was used throughout...
-
though Corslet,
Coslette and
other spellings have been recorded. The
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
gives the
following first definition of
corslet / corselet:...
- 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 word
thorax comes from the Gr**** θώραξ thṓrax "breastplate, cuir****,
corslet" via Latin: thorax. In
humans and
other hominids, the
thorax is the chest...
-
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...
- 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...
-
finds an
enchanted sleeping valkyrie whom he
wakes by
cutting open her
corslet with his sword. The
grateful valkyrie, Sigrdrífa,
offers him the secrets...
