Dendra armor
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Dendra armor |
| Use: | armor |
| Working time: | around 1400 BC Chr. |
| Region of origin / author: |
Greece , Mycenae , armory |
| Distribution: | Greece |
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The Dendra armor is an ancient weapon of defense from ancient Greece .
description
The dendra armor is made of bronze . It consists of a breastplate , a backplate, six armored rings, multi-part shoulder armor, a neck guard and a boar tooth helmet . The helmet is made of leather and covered with polished boar teeth . On the top there is an attachment that was probably intended for a plume. There are bronze cheek flaps on the sides, the neck guard is round and rests on the breastplate. It has a curved edge and protects the face up to the chin of the wearer. The breastplate is also made of bronze and has a chest and a back. These parts could probably be connected with leather cords. Below the breast and back armor there are six bronze half rings, three each on the front and back, which are movably connected to one another. The last ring on the back is wider than the last ring on the front and therefore protrudes down over the front ring. The shoulder armor consists of several plate parts that are movably connected to one another. The multi-part design ensured better mobility of the wearer's arms. The armor probably also included bracers and greaves . The sandals customary at the time were worn on the feet. All outer edges of the armor pieces were probably padded with leather to protect the wearer from the sharp edges.
It is believed that this armor was used on a chariot, as its restricted mobility makes it unlikely to be used as armor by a foot soldier. The armor was carried by the spear thrower , while a second soldier drove the chariot. The wearer of the armor was thus protected against fire with arrows and could therefore concentrate on his goals. The armor was found in Dendra , a village near the city of Mycenae . It is still a unique piece to this day. Regular mass use cannot yet be proven.
literature
- Hans-Gunter Buchholz, Warfare, Part 3: Supplements and summary , Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2010, pages 217-218, ISBN 978-3-525-25442-4
- Adalberto Magnelli, Art and History in Greece with Mount Athos , Casa Editrice Bonechi, 1996, ISBN 978-88-8029-437-5
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans-Gunter Buchholz, Archaeologia Homerica. Chapter E, part 3, warfare: additions and summary , Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2010, p. 134.
- ^ John Gibson Warry, Warfare in the classical world: an illustrated encyclopedia of weapons, warriors, and warfare in the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome , Verlag University of Oklahoma Press, 1995, page 12, ISBN 978-0-8061-2794- 1