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bow  of  approximately  four  feet  in  in  other  countries.  It  was  vastly
                               length  was  used  giving  a  range  superior  to  the  early  bascinet  as  it
                               somewhere  between  150-200  yards.  was botb lighter  to Wear  and  it gave
                                 The  Greeks  developed  a  speciai  better  protection.  The  principal
                               tactic  for  the  archer  by  mounting  difference  between  the  armet  and
                               two  on  a  chariot.  At  the  tirne  this  earlier  types  of  helm  was  that  the
                               form  of  warfare  had  rremendous  latter had  to be put on  by  lowering
                               impact upon  their enemies.
                                                                them  over the head, which  incident-
                                 The  Romans  surprisingly  enough  ally had  to carry rnost of the weight.
                               did not  develop archery  any further  However,  the  lower  parts  of  the
                               and  in  fact  made  little  use  of  the  amet  were  made  to  open  out  on
                               weapon.  However.  by  the  Norman  hinges  so  that  jt  could  be  closed
                               era  the  bow  had  become  popular  around  the  head  thus  transferring
                               again though it was shortly replaced  the  weight  to  the  shoulders.
                               by  the  cross-bow.
                                 In  1272 Edward  1 introduced  the  Am Gnards  - Various  Qpes  of
                               Iong bow, which had been developed  protection  were  developed  through
                               in Wales. giving his troops a weapon  the  ages  to  protect  the  arm.  The
                               with greater fire power and a longer  earliest  of  these being  the  ordinary
                               range  and  in  later years  it  was  rhe  chain  mail.  which  in  various  forms
                              English  archers who  were primarily  was  in  existence  until  the  15th cen-
                               responsibIe  for  the  victories  of
                                                                tury. During the 14th century, plates
                              Crécy and Aginwurt.
                                                                were  introduced  to  cover  bolh  the
                                                                upper  and  lower  arm  and  these
                              Anned  Cap&-pie - Virtuaily  amed  were strapped  on  top  of  the  under-
                              from head  to foot.
                                                                coat  of  mail.  At  the  same  rime
                                                                plated  gauntlets  were  introduced
                              Armet  - This  was  a  type  of  helm  with  protection  over both wrist  and
                              originating  in  Italy  spreadjng  fïngers.
                              through  other  continental  countries
                                                                  From  tirne  to  time  additional
                              and  eventually  arriving  in  England  pieces of  armour were added to pro-
                                                                rect the elbow, the shoulder and the
                                                                various slits through which the lance
                                                                might penetrate when the arms were
                                                                bent.  During  the  16th  century  a
                                                                more cornplex system  of  plates  was
                                                                developed.  Lhough  mail  was  still
                                                                used  to  protect  the  gaps  between
                                                                the plates at vital  spots  such  as the
                                                                bend  of  the  elbow.  This  form  of
                                                                protection  Iasted  until  the  decline
                                                                of  armour.
                                                               Anning  Cap  - Initially  this  con-
                                                                sisted  of  a  kind  of  skull  cap  of
                                                               leather  reinforced  with  an  iron
                                                                covering  which  in  turn  was  pro-
                                           Armet               tected  by  a  mail  hood. Later, how-
                                                               ever,  the same name  was given  to  a
                              about  1450.  It  never  became  as  kind of quilted  roll  worn around the
                              popular  with  Englishrnen  as  it  was  head  under  the  helm  and  with  a
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