ARMOUR BILINGUAL GLOSSARY ARMADURA SUIT OF ARMOUR

 ARMOUR BILINGUAL GLOSSARY
NB: The terminology can be confusing as some terms could mean different things at different times.
ARMADURA
SUIT OF ARMOUR, HARNESS
Barbera: pieza de la armadura de cabeza
que cubre la boca y el mentón.
Bevor: Plate armour for the chin and lower
face, sometimes including a gorget.
Brazal: parte de la armadura que protege el
brazo hasta la muñeca. Compuesta por tres
piezas para el brazo (guardabrazo), el codo
(codal) y el avambrazo.
Camisote: cota de malla formada por un
tejido de anillos de hierro en forma de
camisa, generalmente con mangas y falda
que pudiendo llegar hasta la rodilla.
Vambrace: Entire arm armour except for
the pauldron. The entire arm defence is
divided into upper and lower cannons.
Rerebrace: Armor shielding covering the
upper arm from the elbow to the shoulder.
The rerebrace is also referred to as the upper
cannon. Couter: Armoured elbow guards.
Vambrace: Also used to refer to the arm
defence for the forearm.
Hauberk: Sleeved shirt of mail or scale
reaching down to the hip or knee.
Habergeon: Short sleeved shirt of mail or
scale.
Celada: pieza de la armadura de cabeza con
forma semiesférica que servía para cubrir y
defender la parte superior de la cabeza y la
nuca. Solía incorporar una cresta para
desviar los golpes tajantes.
Skull: Part of a helmet that covers the top,
back and sides of the head above the ears. It
used to incorporate a comb (ridge on the
skull of a helmet that runs from front to
back) to deflect blows to the top of the head.
Escarcelas: elementos que caen desde la
cintura para cubrir los muslos. En las
armaduras ecuestres la derecha más corta
era generalmente para facilitar la montura y
porque la mayor parte de los golpes se
recibían en el lado izquierdo.
Escarpe: zapato compuesto de láminas de
metal articuladas, que cubría el calzado
grueso del hombre de armas desde la
garganta del pie hasta los dedos.
Gola: elemento unido al yelmo que
defendía el cuello y parte del pecho. Servía
Tassets: armour for the tops of the thighs
that hangs from the fauld to cover the gaps
between the breastplate and cuisses. In
equestrian armours the right side tasset was
shorter to aid in mounting and also because
most blows came from the left.
Sabaton: Plate armour for the foot
consisting of lames ending in a toecap.
Sometimes called a solleret.
Gorget: Piece of armour protecting the
throat. May be a simple collar or a more
también para afirmar el yelmo sobre los
hombros.
Greba: pieza que protege por completo la
pantorrilla (entera) o al menos la parte
externa (media).
Guantelete: pieza de la armadura con que se
guarnecía la mano.
Hombreras: piezas que cubren y resguardan
los hombros.
Penacho: haz de plumas de color que se
colocaba en el yelmo, y en la cabeza de las
caballerías engalanadas para fiestas, desfiles
u otras solemnidades
Peto: parte que defiende el pecho y que, con
el espaldar, compone la coraza.
Quijote: parte que protege el muslo.
Llegaban hasta las rodillas y pendían del
peto mediante unas correas.
Rodillera: elementos que defienden la
rodillas.
Visera: parte del yelmo que cubría y
defendía el rostro. Contaba con
perforaciones o hendiduras para permitir la
visión y generalmente era movible sobre
dos botones laterales que permitían alzarla y
bajarla.
Yelmo: es la parte de la armadura que
resguarda la cabeza y el rostro del guerrero
elaborate design composed of several pieces
covering the neck and tops of the chest and
shoulders. It also served to secure the helm
upon the shoulders.
Greave: Plate armour for the leg from the
knee to the ankle, initially only covering the
front of the shin, but later made of two
hinged plates encircling the lower leg.
Gauntlets: Armoured gloves for the hands,
either of mitten type or with individual
fingers. Hour-glass gauntlet: Finger
gauntlet (gauntlet with each finger protected
by its own separate set of lames) with a large
plate covering the back and sides of the hand
that narrows at the wrist and flares
out to form a short cuff.
Pauldron: Laminated armour for the
shoulder extending at the front and rear to
protect the armpit.
Plume: A large feather or cluster of feathers
worn as an ornament or symbol of rank, as
on a helmet, or horse head, in parades,
feasts and solemnities.
Breastplate: Plate armour for the front of
the torso. Cuirass: Breastplate and
backplate made to be worn together
Cuisse: Armour for the thighs that reached
down to the knees. They hung from the
breastplate by straps.
Poleyn: Cup-shaped armour knee-guards,
often equipped with fan-plates.
Visor: Part of a helmet that protects the
eyes and face, often pivoted to the skull. It
had a “sight” (vision slit). Frequently the
visor contained “breaths,” holes or slits for
ventilation, which also provided some extra
visibility. A movable visor could be lifted
as a demonstration of good will or when
there was no danger.
Helm/Helmet: An all-enveloping armour
"hood" which enclosed and protected the
entire head, face and neck, reaching almost
to the shoulders.