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medieval body armor for the part of a horse that says hello first
means A piece of armor or ornamental covering that protects the breast and chest of a horse, especially a warhorse.
from From Old French peitral, from Latin pectorale, 'breastplate,' which comes from pectus, 'chest, breast.' The same Latin root gives us 'pectoral'—so a peytral is essentially the horse's pectorals, made of metal and meant to absorb the first shock of a charge.
- target zone
- protects a warhorse's chest and shoulders in battle
- matched set
- paired with chanfron for the head, crinet for neck
- status symbol
- ornate versions flaunted wealth as much as defense
- word roots
- from Latin pectus, meaning breast or chest
- jousting gear
- absorbed lance shocks aimed below the rider
for instance
henry viii's peytral — ornate gilded armor chest plate made at the royal workshops, greenwich, circa 1544