byrnie

The mediaeval warrior has a heavy byrnie as well as a great shield suspended from his neck.

It is true that only one trace of a byrnie, and that apparently not of ring-mail, has so far been found in an Anglo-Saxon grave.

In l. 322, Falk takes hring-īren to refer to a "ring-adorned sword," though it may well mean a ring-byrnie.

Fragments of an iron byrnie, made of small rings fastened together, were found in the Vendel grave 12 (seventh century).

Odin rides first; with his golden helmet, resplendent byrnie, and his spear Gungner, he advances against the Fenris-wolf.