Middeleeuwse poleyns 13e-14e eeuws, 1.6 mm Middeleeuwse hemden en tunieken This blade is 120 cm

This blade is 120 cm long with a width of 5

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This type of axe blade is classified as Petersen Type M

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This type of axe was likely used primarily as a battle axe

Middeleeuwse poleyns 13e-14e eeuws, 1.6 mm Middeleeuwse hemden en tunieken This blade is 120 cmPoleyns appeared around the second half of the 13th century and were the earliest type of plate armor added to a knights armor. Poleyns were worn over chainmail chausses and provided an extra layer of protection for the vulnerable knees. For mounted warriors, the legs were always a weak spot. The development of poleyns coincided with the introduction of the shorter heater or knights shield, which replaced the older, taller kite shields that extended