Editing Lamellar armour (section)

==Byzantine lamellar armour==

Lamellar is pictured in many historical sources on [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] warriors, especially [[heavy cavalry]]. Recent studies by Timothy Dawson of the [[University of New England, Australia]], suggest that Byzantine lamellar armour was significantly superior to mail armour.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dawson |first1=Tim |title=Kremasmata, Kabadion, Klibanion: Some aspects of middle Byzantine military equipment reconsidered |journal=Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies |date=1998 |volume=22 |issue=1 |page=45 |doi=10.1179/byz.1998.22.1.38 |s2cid=162126718 |url=http://www.levantia.com.au/pdf/Dawson_KKK.pdf |access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>

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File:Byzantine klivanium (Κλιβάνιον).jpg|Modern reconstruction of an Eastern Roman ''klivanion'' (κλιβάνιον), suggested as a predecessor of Ottoman [[mirror armour]]
File:Byzantine_fresca_from_St-Lucas.jpg|Byzantine painting depicting Byzantine forms of lamellar armor
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