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the armored skirt proving even knights worried about protecting the family jewels
means Faulds are the overlapping bands of plate armor hanging below the breastplate to protect the hips, lower abdomen, and groin.
from From the plural of 'fauld,' an old English word for a fold or pleat — the same root that gives us 'fold' itself, tracing back to Old English 'fealdan,' to bend or double over. The name fits the form: those horizontal lames of steel echo the folds of a draped skirt, so the armorers borrowed the word for cloth and gave it to metal.
- job
- Shield the hips and groin below the breastplate
- design
- Overlapping metal hoops that flex when riding
- name
- From Old French for fold or lap
- partner
- Often paired with dangling tassets for thighs
for instance
henry viii's faulds — armor piece worn by english king, preserved at tower of london royal armouries
maximilian faulds — fluted waist armor style from holy roman empire, 1485-1520