Hauberk Collection

Medieval Arms And Armor
Engraving shows two examples of medieval armor, on the left is a specimen from the late 13th and early 14th Century as depicted on the arms of Hugh of Chatillon which includes a broigne

Archers and cross-bow-man, 1312. Mounted archer shooting, longbowman stringing his bow and crossbowman firing
FLO4678360 Archers and cross-bow-man, 1312. Mounted archer shooting, longbowman stringing his bow and crossbowman firing, all in uniform of hauberk and chausses of gamboised chainmail, surcoats

A spearman, man at arms and slinger, 1250. English infantry, 13th century
FLO4678292 A spearman, man at arms and slinger, 1250. English infantry, 13th century. Spearman and soldier wear bowl helmets and chainmail armour and carry lance, shield and sword

A knight in armour worn during the 12th century. From A First Book of British History published 1925
3058510 A knight in armour worn during the 12th century. From A First Book of British History published 1925.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt
FLO4678329 A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt, and carries a mace and shield with coat of arms

Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar, 1260. He wears a jacket over a chainmail hauberk with hood, chausses
FLO4678300 Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar, 1260. He wears a jacket over a chainmail hauberk with hood, chausses, knee poleyns and carries a sword and shield. From an effigy in St

Archer and crossbow man, 1250. English longbowman in skullcap helmet cerebrerium, hauberk
FLO4678295 Archer and crossbow man, 1250. English longbowman in skullcap helmet cerebrerium, hauberk, leather breastplate and arrows in a girdle

The attack of the pel, 1309. Soldier in hauberk and capuchon, tunic and surcoat, with gamboised chausses and knees
FLO4678449 The attack of the pel, 1309. Soldier in hauberk and capuchon, tunic and surcoat, with gamboised chausses and knees, attacking a quintain with his sword

A knight of the Blanchfront Family, 1397. He wears a suit of armour with a visored bassinet, silk camail
FLO4678217 A knight of the Blanchfront Family, 1397. He wears a suit of armour with a visored bassinet, silk camail, ornamented mamillieres, round cuffed gauntlets, hauberk

Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon, 1330. He wears a bassinet helmet, tunic under a hauberk, gamboised armour
FLO4678175 Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon, 1330. He wears a bassinet helmet, tunic under a hauberk, gamboised armour, studded pourpoint and cyclas, plate greaves and demi-brassarts

A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses
FLO4678625 A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses, and carries a buckler and martel de fer (war hammer)

William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk
FLO4678620 William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk, shoes, spurs

A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet, gamboised coat hauberk and chausses, elbow plates, with shield
FLO4678336 A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet, gamboised coat hauberk and chausses, elbow plates, with shield, lance and sword

De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic, with knee poleyns, sword
FLO4678324 De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic, with knee poleyns, sword, lance and shield with coat of arms. From a monument in Hatfield Broadoak church

Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124
FLO4678322 Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124. He wears a helmet, hauberk tunic with hood

Richard I, King of England, Richard the Lionheart, 1194. He wears a cylindrical helm, hauberk and chausses
FLO4678556 Richard I, King of England, Richard the Lionheart, 1194. He wears a cylindrical helm, hauberk and chausses, holding a battle axe and shield with three lions

Statue of a man in Anglo Saxon hauberk 76, tents 77,78, bow 79, arrow 80, quiver 81, shields 82,83, horn 84
FLO4702293 Statue of a man in Anglo Saxon hauberk 76, tents 77,78, bow 79, arrow 80, quiver 81, shields 82,83, horn 84, trumpets 85,86 and chariot 87

Robert Rouse, Kind Templar, 1270. He wears a long surcoat over chainmail hauberk and chausses, knee poleyns
FLO4678313 Robert Rouse, Kind Templar, 1270. He wears a long surcoat over chainmail hauberk and chausses, knee poleyns, and carries a large battle axe and shield with coat of arms

Saxon and Norman Military Costume from the Bayeux Tapestry, illustration from Illustrations of Medieval Costume in
5323836 Saxon and Norman Military Costume from the Bayeux Tapestry, illustration from Illustrations of Medieval Costume in England

Crusading knights of the era of King Louis IX, Saint Louis, 1214-1270
6340110 Crusading knights of the era of King Louis IX, Saint Louis, 1214-1270 by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Crusading knights of the era of King Louis IX, Saint Louis, 1214-1270)

Knight on horesback in helmet and hauberk (from an 11th century psalter) and Geoffrey V with shield with four lions
6340039 Knight on horesback in helmet and hauberk (from an 11th century psalter) and Geoffrey V with shield with four lions rampant by Villain (19th century); (add.info)

Cavalry battle between Crusaders and Saracens, 12th century
6340034 Cavalry battle between Crusaders and Saracens, 12th century by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Cavalry battle between Crusaders and Saracens, 12th century)

Amaury de Montfort, 1192-1241, Grand Constable of France, and crusader knights in hauberk, armorial tunic
6340117 Amaury de Montfort, 1192-1241, Grand Constable of France, and crusader knights in hauberk, armorial tunic, caparisoned horses

Ferdinand III, King of Castille, with helm, hauberk, tunic, sword, pennant, shield with coat of arms
6340088 Ferdinand III, King of Castille, with helm, hauberk, tunic, sword, pennant, shield with coat of arms, and Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon, wife of Robert of Clermont, 1257-1310

Portraits of Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches, crusader who died at the Battle of Al Mansurah 1250
6340085 Portraits of Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches, crusader who died at the Battle of Al Mansurah 1250 by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Portraits of Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches)

Crusader knights on horseback with lances, and male costume of robe and cloak lined with ermine fur, 13th century
6340124 Crusader knights on horseback with lances, and male costume of robe and cloak lined with ermine fur, 13th century by Villain (19th century); (add.info)

Peter I or Peter Mauclerc, Duke of Brittany, in hauberk, tunic with shield with coat of arms, 1187-1250
6340099 Peter I or Peter Mauclerc, Duke of Brittany, in hauberk, tunic with shield with coat of arms, 1187-1250, (from the church of Saint-Yved de Braine)

Philip Hurepel or Philip I of Boulogne (1200-1234), in helm and chain-mail hauberk with shield bearing his coat of
6340070 Philip Hurepel or Philip I of Boulogne (1200-1234), in helm and chain-mail hauberk with shield bearing his coat of arms, Theobald VI, Count of Blois

Children of King Louis IX of France: Isabella, 1241-1271, and Robert, Count of Clermont, 1256-1317
6340114 Children of King Louis IX of France: Isabella, 1241-1271, and Robert, Count of Clermont, 1256-1317, father of the House of Bourbon by Villain (19th century); (add.info)

Knights in helm, hauberk, tunic, with swrod and shield, and woman in hooded robe
6340093 Knights in helm, hauberk, tunic, with swrod and shield, and woman in hooded robe by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Knights in helm, hauberk, tunic, with swrod and shield)

Henri II Clement, Seigneur of Metz, Marshal of France, died 1265, receiving the oriflamme from Saint Denis
6340081 Henri II Clement, Seigneur of Metz, Marshal of France, died 1265, receiving the oriflamme from Saint Denis by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Henri II Clement, Seigneur of Metz)

Hauberk (riveted steel rings)
490826 Hauberk (riveted steel rings) by European School, (15th century); 85.7x121.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; out of copyright

Norman fashions 11th century: Norman soldiers with chainmail hauberks covered in square plates or tegulated armour1, woman with her hair in long plaits encased in ribbons 2

Saxon and Norman military costume from the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century. Norman soldiers carrying chainmail hauberks or suits of armour 1

Costumes of the Anglo-Saxons, 10th century. Man and woman in hooded robe 1, armourer with leather hauberk 2, and king with blue beard attended by a soldier with two-handed sword and kneeling woman 3

Knight in his Hauberk (engraving)
668332 Knight in his Hauberk (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knight in his Hauberk (after Meyrick)

Hauberk (riveted steel rings)
490829 Hauberk (riveted steel rings) by European School, (15th century); 86.3x110.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; out of copyright

All The Gorgeous Panoply of A Knight with the Various Parts of His Armour, c1934. Illustration showing the various parts of a suit of armour and weapons: hauberk, cuirass, taces, rerebrace, vambrace

Knight in his hauberk, (1870), A hauberk is a shirt of mail armour. A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, 12th century.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834

Anglo Saxon accessories. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

French soldier, 14th century.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834

French longbowman, 14th century.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834

Philip III, Count of Evreux and King of Navarre, 1306-1343.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez, Paris

Military costume of Villiers, an ordinary French knight, 13thC.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days, Massard, Mifliez

Rodrigo, from Corneilles Le Cid, engraved by Alexandre Marie Colin
XND76033 Rodrigo, from Corneilles Le Cid, engraved by Alexandre Marie Colin (1798-1875) by Geffroy, Edmond A.F. (1804-95) (after); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

ARMOUR OF 1190 & 1295
On the right: armour of 1190, with chain hauberk and hose, steel helmet and battle-axe. On the left: armour of 1295- 1312 with steel plates on shoulders & arms

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The hauberk, a quintessential piece of medieval arms and armor, played a significant role in the military costumes of various historical figures. From the Saxon and Norman soldiers depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry to Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy in the 12th century, this chain-mail garment was an emblem of strength and protection. During the era of King Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, crusading knights donned hauberks as they bravely fought on horseback. These warriors can be seen in illustrations from an 11th-century psalter alongside Geoffrey V with his shield adorned with four rampant lions. Cavalry battles between Crusaders and Saracens showcased the resilience of those wearing hauberks. Amaury de Montfort, Grand Constable of France during the 13th century Crusades, led his fellow knights clad in these armored tunics while mounted on caparisoned horses. Even royalty embraced this formidable attire. Ferdinand III, King of Castille proudly wore a helm along with his hauberk while Beatrice of Burgundy elegantly displayed her coat-of-arms-adorned shield on her tomb effigy at Cordeliers Convent de Champagne. Peter I or Peter Mauclerc, Duke of Brittany exemplified both nobility and warrior spirit by sporting a hauberk accompanied by a tunic bearing his coat-of-arms shield. Portraits depict him alongside other crusader knights who met their fate at the Battle of Al Mansurah in 1250. Philip Hurepel or Philip I Boulogne's chain-mail hauberk protected him during battles where he bore his own coat-of-arms shield. Theobald VI Count Blois valiantly fought against Moors before succumbing to leprosy in 1218 while Raoul de Beaumont shared similar valor until his untimely death at just eighteen years old.