Lion.Kanzen Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?607479-Celtic-units/page2 It's highly probable that Celts wore leather armour. The Linothorax (a modern term coined by archaeologists) was popularised by Peter Connolly, but because of the expensive and time consuming effort needed to make armour out of linen, it is highly likely that Greek (or Celtic) armours of this type were made of hardened leather as you say. Also these armours tended to be painted in many colours, and white was popular with the Greeks, so the Celtic types might have been similar in colour too. Here's a richly decorated modern reconstruction of a Celtic 'Linothorax' (or Greek style cuirass) : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lion.Kanzen Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 http://www.kelticos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=470 http://www.archeoart.org/listercuir.html#cuirv1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) http://www.kelticos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=470 https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?topic=151910.30 Edited November 3, 2017 by Lion.Kanzen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sundiata Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Good references @Lion.Kanzen! Some of these re-enactors take reenacting very seriously.. PS: overweight people were ridiculed and shunned in Celtic society 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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