Armor

WORN ARMOR

Chainmail is armor made of interlinked metal rings forming a flexible mesh. It was widely used in Europe from antiquity through the Renaissance.

HELMETS

In the Middle Ages, many types of military and some ceremonial helmets were developed, most of them made of metal. The great helm, emerging in the late twelfth century during the Crusades, remained in use until the fourteenth century.

On the cover of Chainmail (1971), there is a crusader knight wearing a great helm.

SHIELDS

A shield is a piece of armor held in the hand, sometimes strapped to the wrist or forearm. It is used to intercept attacks from melee weapons such as spears or from ranged projectiles like arrows. Shields are both for blocking and by providing passive protection by covering lines of attack during combat.

(this post will be updated as the reading of Chainmail and OD&D progresses)