aventail mixed flat rings wedge rivets 8 mm Speren en paalbijlen poulaines—shoes with long pointed toes—were

poulaines—shoes with long pointed toes—were highly fashionable

The original was probably made around 75 AD and was found in the territory of the powerful tribe of the Iceni

This belt hook is completely handmade of iron

The original is nowadays part of the collection of the British Museum

aventail mixed flat rings wedge rivets 8 mm Speren en paalbijlen poulaines—shoes with long pointed toes—wereAround 1320, the camail emerged a chainmail collar that was attached to the lower edge of the bascinet helmet and provided protection for the wearers neck. Camails featured a leather strip along the top edge, in which holes could be made to insert the vervelles (metal pins) of the helmet. A leather or waxed cord was then threaded through the vervelles, securing the camail like a collar beneath the helmet. The chainmail of these collars was often