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thousands of iron rings, hand-linked into a shirt that laughs at swords.
Ring countA single hauberk used 30,000-plus linked rings
WeightA full mail shirt weighed 20 to 30 pounds
RivetingBest rings were riveted shut, not just butted
Roman rootsCelts likely invented it; Romans called it lorica hamata
Weak spotStopped slashes but arrows and points punched through