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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Eleventh-century Norman knight with chain mail coat, kite-shaped shield, sword and long lance which could be used from horseback.
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It began to appear more convoluted, interlocking chain mail ... some sort of suit.
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Knight, mounting his horse, wearing chain mail of the type developed from eastern sources during Barbarossa's reign.
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Round shields, chain mail and simple conical helmets are clearly visible.
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Within a space of some twenty years, chain mail virtually replaced a variety of earlier forms of armour.