Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Genuillieres
Plate pieces to protect the knee.
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- Catapult
- Class of siege engines designed to throw spears and heavy bolts.
- Greave
- Also called schynbald or jamber. Plate defence for the leg from knee to ankle, initially protecting only the front, but…
- Grip
- The handle of a sword. Mostly made of wire, leather, wood, ivory, bone or horn. Also a method of holding a sword.
- Haubergeon
- Hauberk ending between crotch and the middle of the wearer’s thigh. Has a sharp dagger-like hem.
