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A variety of gauntlet called a "demi-gauntlet" or "demi-gaunt" also came into use around this time. A demi-gaunt is a type of plate armour gauntlet that only protects the back of the hand and the wrist: demi-gaunts are worn with gloves made from chain mail or padded leather.
Gauntlet III: The Final Quest, a 1991 home computer game; Gauntlet IV, a 1994 video game for the Sega Genesis; Gauntlet Legends, a 1998 arcade game; Gauntlet Dark Legacy, a 2000 arcade game; Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows, a 2005 video game; Gauntlet (2014 video game), developed by Arrowhead Game studios; Gauntlet (Nintendo DS), an unreleased remake ...
In Norse mythology, Járngreipr (Old Norse: [ˈjɑːrnˌɡrɛipz̠], "iron grippers") or Járnglófar ([ˈjɑːrnˌɡloːvɑz̠], "iron gauntlets" [1]) are the iron gloves of the god Thor. According to the Prose Edda, along with the hammer Mjölnir and the belt Megingjörð, Járngreipr is one of Thor's three crucial possessions.
The Gauntlet is a 1977 American action thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, who stars alongside Sondra Locke. The film's supporting cast includes Pat Hingle , William Prince , Bill McKinney , and Mara Corday .
Late medieval gothic plate armour with list of elements. The slot in the helmet is called an occularium. This list identifies various pieces of body armour worn from the medieval to early modern period in the Western world, mostly plate but some mail armour, arranged by the part of body that is protected and roughly by date.
"Running the gauntlet" refers to taking part in a form of corporal punishment in which one or more individuals is forced to run between two rows of people who attack them with weapons. Metaphorically, the term is also used to convey a public trial that one must overcome.
A year after the game was published, Atari Games released the hack and slash arcade game Gauntlet (itself based on another Atari computer game, Dandy).Despite having trademarked the name, after talking with his lawyers, Donald renamed the registered version of his game Gauntletak to avoid infringement. [3]
The Gloster Gauntlet can be traced back to the S.S.18 prototype, which made its maiden flight during January 1929. [1] While its performance had proven the basic design to be sound, having demonstrated a maximum speed of 189 MPH, difficulties with the Bristol Mercury IIA engine that powered the aircraft motivated Gloster to explore other powerplants, which ultimately resulted in the ...