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Gládio

  1. Arming sword.
  2. Shorter sword (shorter than the estoc for example) which a man-at-arms carried as part of his most basic level of equipment, regardless of what other optional weapons he chose to carry. (TC)

Grevas

  1. Greaves; jambs.
  2. Plate armour for the shins, if worn only on the front, or for the whole lower leg if made in two enclosing pieces. (TC)
  3. In Fernando, ch.87: 62, the word "grave", probably means a glaive, since Fernão Lopes is lsting the weapons a fully equipped men-of-arms is expected to have. 

Barvuda

  1. Barbute; combination of bascinet and camail worn together. [CKJ1, ch. 49]
  2. Metal head protection enveloping the head and part of the neck. Could have a camail, or mail curtain hanging from the edge, to protect the neck more fully. 

Capelina

  1. Kettle hat.
  2. Metal hat with a brim, similar to the Fench 'Montaubain', usually used by medieval infantry. Despite King Fernando's 1373 military equipment reforms, the capelina remained popular in Portugal till the 15th century, especially among the lower infantry. See: João Gouveia Monteiro, A Guerra em Portugal na Idade Média (Lisbon: Editorial Notícias, 1998), p.536.

Cota (de malha)

  1. Haubergeon. (TC)
  2. Shorter and lighter version of the hauberk, with shorter sleeves and reaching just below the hips.
  3. Cote-hardie; tight-fitting tunic with sleeves for men or women.
  4. Bibl: J. Gouveia Monteiro, A Guera em Portugal em finais da Ibade Média (Lisboa: Editorial Notícias, 1998), p. 537.

Jaque

  1. Coat of plates; jack; jakke.
  2. Protective padded jacket similar to an aketon. It was commonly used by infantrymen and it often had the added protection of metal plates.
  3. These could have the colours or heraldic device of a given lord or army sown on. In the Chronicle of King João I, part 2, Fernão Lopes says that after their defeat at the battle of Aljubarrota (1385), the retreating Castilians turned their "jaques" inside out in order not to be recognized, though they were betrayed by their tongue whenever they spoke. [João2, ch. 45: 46]

Cambais

  1. Gambeson, aketon.
  2. A coat made of padded textile, worn by itself as the primary body armour, or under a mail shirt. (TC) [Fernando, ch. 87: 58]
  3. Bibl: J. Gouveia Monteiro, A Guerra em Portugal nos finais da Idade Média (Lisboa: Editorial Notícias, 1998), pp. 535-536.

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