[SunkenCiv]

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The Mycenean suit of armor found at Dendra in the Argolid.

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[bannie]

WOW!!!!


Bronze?

[lesser_satan]

bump

[wildbill]

Modern writers always speculate that the suits of armor couldn't really have been worn in combat because they were so heavy and awkward and so forth.

I think they should accept the fact of the armor itself and the plethora of written accounts and stop projecting their own opinions on the past.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

The three graduated bands on the bottom puzzle me. I am not in any way an expert on armor, so maybe someone can enlighten me. It seems to me that the way they are constructed, with the opening on the top of each band instead of the bottom, would guide a sword or spear right into the body (since most blows would come from above, rather than below). That seems impractical, to say the least. Anyone have thoughts on this?

[Question_Assumptions]

I likely explanation for these suits of armor is that they were worn on chariots, where running around wasn't required.

[Dustbunny]

Wow, excellent find.

[SunkenCiv]

15 kilogram = 33.069 339 328 lb, lbs

thanks to:

http://www.onlineconversion.com/weight_common.htm

[Nailbiter]

interesting ping

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