Maliën chausses, verzinkt, ongeklonken ronde ringen Maliënkolders This top has short sleeves

This top has short sleeves

or in close combat

but such leg fashion only became popular during the High Middle Ages

These rings were found in a

featuring gold embroidery to emphasize a rich and luxurious lifestyle

Maliën chausses, verzinkt, ongeklonken ronde ringen Maliënkolders This top has short sleevesChainmail chausses were the standard type of metal leg protection in Europe from the 9th century until the early 14th century. They offered flexible protection against most weapons but were gradually replaced by iron plate armor from the second half of the 13th century. The earliest examples date from the 9th century, such as a chainmail covered foot in the Kyulevcha catacombs in Bulgaria. Byzantine art depicts calf length chainmail chausses in Tokali