Two rondels covering the vulnerable underarm section of a suit of armour
Rondels most commonly hang off breastplates and cover the armpit, which is a vulnerable point.[1] They may also have been used to steady the jousting lance. In this instance they are commonly known as besagews. They also appear on the back of a type of late medieval helmet known as the armet. Their purpose for this is unknown, though it has been surmised that they may protect strapping, or just be some sort of added protection. Rondels also appear uncommonly on the metacarpal parts of some historical gauntlet designs, and appear in some period illustrations protecting the side of the head, and the point of the elbow (where a fan may normally be).
rondel, armour, confused, with, rondel, dagger, used, defeat, armor, same, period, rondel, circular, piece, metal, used, protection, part, harness, plate, armour, attached, helmet, breastplate, couter, gauntlet, rondel, 1540, rondels, covering, vulnerable, und. Not to be confused with the rondel dagger used to defeat armor of the same period A rondel ˈ r ɒ n d el is a circular piece of metal used for protection as part of a harness of plate armour or attached to a helmet breastplate couter or on a gauntlet Rondel 1540 Two rondels covering the vulnerable underarm section of a suit of armour Rondels most commonly hang off breastplates and cover the armpit which is a vulnerable point 1 They may also have been used to steady the jousting lance In this instance they are commonly known as besagews They also appear on the back of a type of late medieval helmet known as the armet Their purpose for this is unknown though it has been surmised that they may protect strapping or just be some sort of added protection Rondels also appear uncommonly on the metacarpal parts of some historical gauntlet designs and appear in some period illustrations protecting the side of the head and the point of the elbow where a fan may normally be See also EditBesagew a kind of rondel for armpit protection Mirror armour oriental armour developed from local types of polished rondels called as mirrors References Edit cgi cz programovani Armouronline com Encyclopedia of historical weapons Besagew www armouronline com External links EditLeg Harness 1400 1620 description of historic developments in leg armour This medieval armour related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rondel armour amp oldid 966988975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
