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chainmail

metal fabric consisting of iron or steel rings, riveted or pressed together, typically used in armor
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chainmail

Summary

chainmail has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • chainmail is made of mail[2].
  • chainmail is a type of body armor[3].
  • chainmail is a type of ring armour[4].
  • chainmail is a type of coat armor[5].
  • chainmail's Commons category is recorded as Mail (armour)[6].
  • chainmail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mail (armour)[7].
  • chainmail's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • chainmail's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • chainmail's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include body armor[3], ring armour[4], and coat armor[5].

Why It Matters

chainmail has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] chainmail is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Sumek101 · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Mail (armour)
    Image → Cotte de Maille, El Bayadh, Algérie, 17ème siècle.jpg
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Mail Shirt MET DP147153.jpg"
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