ring-armor

Updated: January 14, 2026

He had a shield, and gilt helmet, and was easily recognized. He wore a red silk kirtle over his ring-armor. When he saw that the ships of his foes began to separate, and that the standards were raised in front of each chief, he asked: "Who is the chief of that standard which is opposite us?" He was told that it was King Svein of Denmark with the Danish ships.

Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu - The Land of the Long Night