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minus-squareBigfish@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoCeltic culture was in vogue though almost all of Europe in the first 300yrs AD. That’s probably a huge influence on that shift.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoGermany, Central Asian nomadic tribes, and Persia were more influential on this particular change in style. Fun fact though - chainmail is Celtic in origin, and sometimes referred to by the Romans as Lorica Gallica - ‘Gallic armor’.
Celtic culture was in vogue though almost all of Europe in the first 300yrs AD. That’s probably a huge influence on that shift.
Germany, Central Asian nomadic tribes, and Persia were more influential on this particular change in style.
Fun fact though - chainmail is Celtic in origin, and sometimes referred to by the Romans as Lorica Gallica - ‘Gallic armor’.