greaves
Other names: グリーブ
Piece of medieval armor worn over the shin.
They are often worn by knights in combination with sabatons (armored shoes) to protect the feet. See armored boots for a single piece of armor that covers both the feet and shins.
Examples
See also
- Cuisses, for the thighs.
- Poleyn, for the knees.
- Sabaton, for the feet.
- Armored boots, for the feet and shins.
- Shin guards, used in modern sports.
- Suneate, the Japanese equivalent.
- List of armor
External links
- "Wikipedia: Greave":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greave
- "Wikipedia: List of medieval armour components":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medieval_armour_components
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