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AstrumRimor t1_jdvb0am wrote

Reply to comment by beadebaser in Oldest tartan found to date back to 16th Century - A scrap of fabric found in a Highland peat bog 40 years ago is likely to be the oldest tartan ever discovered in Scotland, new tests have established. by ArtOak

So what would he actually have worn? Furs and leathers?

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Snickims t1_jdvltt1 wrote

Armor and probably leather. Hell, just look up some art of the battle and you can get a pretty good picture.

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ShieldOnTheWall t1_jdxtwv1 wrote

He would have looked to you very similar to a "templar" or "Crusader" knight.

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Kataphractoi t1_jdy86n6 wrote

The real William Wallace was a minor noble, so metal armor of some kind. Probably not plate beyond what his helm would've been made of, but maille for sure.

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