@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 3 days agoMail shirt, Germany, late 14th or early 15th century ADimagemessage-square12arrow-up173arrow-down10
arrow-up173arrow-down1imageMail shirt, Germany, late 14th or early 15th century AD@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 3 days agomessage-square12
minus-square@ProntomomolinkEnglish5•3 days agoDang, wonder what the relative cost of that was at the time
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoIf I remember correctly, these things could take a skilled craftsman up to a year to complete, so I’d assume it would cost about a year’s wages too.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-23 days agoAccording to Wikipedia, it was the work of up to one year and was worth the equivalent of several cattle. Wikipedia - Kettenrüstung (in German)
Dang, wonder what the relative cost of that was at the time
If I remember correctly, these things could take a skilled craftsman up to a year to complete, so I’d assume it would cost about a year’s wages too.
According to Wikipedia, it was the work of up to one year and was worth the equivalent of several cattle.
Wikipedia - Kettenrüstung (in German)