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Japanese greaves, known as suneate, were first introduced during the eleventh century, during the late Heian period. [7] The earliest form consisted of three plates of metal covering the shin. [8] By the Kamakura period (1186–1333), greaves became a standard part of Japanese armor.
These kinds of plate armour are not found in Tolkien's writings, but plate does appear in the form of individual pieces such as vambraces (forearm guards) or greaves (leg and shin guards). As with other items of war, Elves and Dwarves produced the best armour.
Edo period samurai were in charge of internal security and would wear various types of kusari gusoku (chain armour) and shin and arm protection as well as forehead protectors . [ 26 ] Armour continued to be worn and used in Japan until the end of the samurai era ( Meiji era ) in the 1860s, with the last use of samurai armour happening in 1877 ...
The hoplomachus (Romanised Greek for "armed fighter", Latin plural hoplomachii) wore quilted, trouser-like leg wrappings, loincloth, a belt, a pair of long shin-guards or greaves, an arm guard (manica) on the sword-arm, and a brimmed helmet that could be adorned with a plume of feathers on top and a single feather on each side. He was equipped ...
Tsuru no Ongaeshi (鶴の恩返し, lit."Crane's Return of a Favor") is a story from Japanese folklore about a crane who returns a favor to a man. A variant of the story where a man marries the crane that returns the favor is known as Tsuru Nyōbō (鶴女房, "Crane Wife").
Greaves made from iron plates attached to cloth backing. The knee area has small hexagon armor plates kikko sewn inside the backing. Antique Japanese (samurai) suneate , shin protection with iron splints shino connected by mail armor kusari sewn to a cloth backing, with small hexagon armor plates kikko protecting the knees
The legs too were covered in plates, mainly on the shin, called schynbalds which later evolved to fully enclose the leg in the form of enclosed greaves. As for the upper legs, cuisses came about in the mid 14th century. [56] Overall, plate armour offered better protection against piercing weapons such as arrows and especially bolts than mail ...
The Shin'a'in are famous for their relationship to their horses, whom they often refer to as dester'edre (Wind-born Siblings), or ever-younger clanschildren (Jel'sutho'edrin). The Shin'a'in horses are famous for their quality, especially the warsteeds. A warsteed off the Plains is always female: the Shin'a'in prefer the mares for their ...