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It would also be relatively easy to puncture. Gluing the linen creates a composite material which should greatly outperform either of the component materials (
by ltbarcly3 4y ago
It would also be relatively easy to puncture. Gluing the linen creates a composite material which should greatly outperform either of the component materials (the primitive animal glue will be almost crumbly on it's own, and woven cloth is very weak against punctures since there is very force holding parallel fibers of material close together). As is stated elsewhere, this is why things like fiberglass and carbon fiber are ubiquitous in the modern world.
- kayodelycaon 4y agoLet me introduce you to the gambeson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson :) Multiple layers of quilted cloth are extremely effective.
- ltbarcly3 4y agoIm familiar, i think it works largely by being loose and giving. Arrows are fast, they have a lot of kinetic energy but relatively little momentum. You can decelerate them pretty effectively.
- marginalia_nu 4y agoThick layered cloth armor quite honestly also doesn't feel like something I'd bring if I was about go on a tour of conquest including such warm places as those conquered by Alexander the Great.
- hnbad 4y agoHaving worn gambesons in the British summer during reenactment battles, I can't imagine wearing one in the Mediterranean sun let alone the Middle East. It gets extremely hot in there after even moderate physical exertion.