That any genuine specimens of either the sleeveless or the long-sleeved hauberks of the eleventh or twelfth or even the thirteenth century have been handed down, is improbable.
The Edda speaks of a byrnie of gold, and there are other allusions to gilded mail, and we find hauberks scalloped at the extremities, and finished off with rings of brass.
They mounted on their fairest destriers, vested in hauberks of steel, with laced helmets, and shields hung round their necks.
From Britain, his proper realm, that we now call England, Arthur numbered forty thousand horsemen in hauberks of steel.
And for more than two hours did they hack and hew at each other, till their shields and hauberkswere all dinted with many blows, and they themselves were sorely wounded.
But still they rose against each other, although their hauberks now were all unnailed, and they smiting at each other's naked bodies with their sharp swords.
Two hauberks are shown, one of banded mail and the other of jazeraint.
The latter are shown on the tapestry both in hauberksand without, and one is seen on horseback.
XIX When saw the Lord of Rhineland no power could stint the strife, He too dealt dole about him with wounds that let out life, Through the shining hauberks cutting deadly way.
XXIII Said he, "Your threats give over, stand from me farther yet, Or I will make your hauberks with blood all dripping wet.
XLIV They clash'd, that from the hauberkssparks were seen to start, Either bore the other deadly hate at heart.
Their hauberks tear; the girths asunder start, The saddles slip, and fall upon the grass.
The Franks dismount, and dress themselves for war, Put hauberks on, helmets and golden swords; Fine shields they have, and spears of length and force Scarlat and blue and white their ensigns float.
Their helmets gleam, with gold are jewelled, Also their shields, their hauberks orfreyed, Also their swords, ensigns on spears fixed.
Gainst us their shields an hundred thousand bore, That laced helms and shining hauberks wore; And, bolt upright, their bright brown spearheads shone.
My own eyes saw four hundred thousand there, In hauberks dressed, closed helms that gleamed in the air, And golden hilts upon their swords they bare.
But the more wearied they were the fiercer they fought to vanquish each the other, so that their hauberks were in tatters, their helms were broken, and their shields were rived and cracked.
Soon their helmets were cracked and their shields dented and carved and their hauberks in rags, and hardly could they see between the bars of their vizors for the sweat and blood in their eyes.
For two hours the duel raged, till their hauberks were tattered and their shields were hacked, while both were sorely bruised and wounded.
These have been getting smaller as hauberks and helmets have been improving; but one cannot trust solely to the body armor.
The knights wear either bliauts, green, blue, or red, or hauberks of dazzling brightness.
Three of them rushed at each of us, and well it was we had good hauberks and good blades, for "slash, slash" came down on us the strokes from either hand.
Let all men wear their tunics the harness to sustain, Let them assume the hauberks that white as sunlight glare, And upon the hauberks ermines and mantles of the vair Let them lace tight their armour, let not the arms be seen.
Then they went to battle again so marvellously that doubt it was to hear of that battle for the great blood-shedding, and their hauberks unnailed that naked they were on every side.
Also they tamed their helms that the hot blood ran out, and the thick mails of their hauberks they carved and rove in sunder that the hot blood ran to the earth, and both they had many wounds and were passing weary.
Thus they fought two hours and more, that their shields and their hauberks were all forhewen, and in many steads they were wounded.
Then Sir Gawaine alighted afoot and dressed his shield, and struck together mightily, and clave their shields, and stoned their helms, and brake their hauberks that the blood ran down to their feet.
In the Bayeux tapestry they are accorded only to the most distinguished personages: in these cases, they are generally marked with rounds, as the hauberks are, probably indicating chain-mail.
Their bucklers are in fragments flung, Their hauberks rent, their girths unstrung; With saddles turned, they earthward rolled.
Then might ye look on a cumbered plain: Saracens stretched on the green grass bare, Helms and hauberks that shone full fair, Standards riven and arms undone: So by the Franks was the battle won.
Never on earth did such host appear: A hundred thousand with targets bright, With helmets laced and hauberks white, Erect and shining their lances tall; Such battle as waits you did ne'er befall.
Twice ten battalions the king arrayed: Helmets shone, with their gems displayed, Bucklers and braided hauberks bound, Seven thousand trumpets the onset sound; Dread was the clangor afar to hear.
Forth sounded that merriest of jingling, the clinking of good ring-steel hauberks as they dragged them on.
So the lines were closed, and the long files of helmets and hauberks went over the mountain side.
Our excellent Norman, when I speak of a contest of cansos, at once talks of hauberks and lances.
After the archers had thus gone forth, the knights landed all armed, with their hauberks on, their shields slung at their necks, and their helmets laced.
The Normans press on the assault, and the English defend their post well; they pierce the hauberks and cleave the shields, receive and return mighty blows.
The knights had hauberks and swords, boots of steel, and shining helmets; shields at their necks, and in their hands lances.
The knights had hauberks and swords, boots of steel and shining helmets; shields at their necks, and in their hands lances.
Then men were to be seen on every side straightening lances, fitting hauberks and helmets; making ready the saddles and stirrups; filling the quivers, stringing the bows, and making all ready for the battle.
After the archers had thus gone forth, the knights landed next, all armed; with their hauberks on, their shields slung at their necks, and their helmets laced.
They clove their shields and broke their helms and hauberks so that the blood ran down to their feet.
Then they breathed ofttimes, and yet again went unto battle, until all the place there was blood-red from the great wounds that either had smitten other, and their hauberks became unriveted so that naked they were on every side.
Their lances were wrapped in flame, their shields of gold were melted, hauberks and helmets were crushed to pieces.
Gaily painted shields, hauberks of shining steel, spears and pennons waved and shone, rank upon rank in countless numbers.
Also they hewed their helms, that the hot blood ran out, and the thick mails of their hauberks they carved and rove in sunder, that the hot blood ran to the earth, and both they had many wounds and were passing weary.
Then they went to battle again so marvellously that doubt it was to hear of that battle for the great bloodshedding, and their hauberks unnailed, that naked they were on every side.
Then Sir Gawaine alight afoot, and dressed his shield, and they stroke together mightily, and clave their shields, and stoned their helms, and brake their hauberks that the blood ran down to their feet.
Thus they fought two hours and more, that their shields and their hauberks were all forhewn, and in many places they were wounded.
Moreover, they had on over theirhauberks surcoats which were half scarlet and half purple, strewn about with golden stars.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hauberks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
