Besagews

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Armour displaying besagews (full image)
Armour displaying besagews (full image)

Besagews are circular defences designed to protect the armpits, as part of a harness of plate armour. Armour without besagews might employ larger shoulder defenses, such as winged pauldrons or simply leave the mail beneath exposed.

[edit] References

  • Edge, David and Paddock, John (1988). Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight, New York: Crescent Books. ISBN 0-517-10319-2
Elements of Medieval armour
 Arms 

Couter | Gauntlet | Pauldrons | Rerebrace | Spaulders | Vambrace
 Head and neck 

Aventail  | Bevor  | Gorget
 Legs 

Chausses  | Greaves  | Poleyns  | Sabatons  | Tassets
 Torso 

Cuirass | Faulds | Hauberk
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