Vervelles

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Vervelles are small metal staples used in Medieval armour to attach an aventail to a helmet. A leather cord would be woven through the top row of rings and the vervelles, securing the two together.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Edge, David; John Miles Paddock [1988] (1993). Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight, Crescent Books reprint, New York: Crescent Books. ISBN 0-517-10319-2. 
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