Maille During the Time of Darius I

[Dan Howard]

Oh, I'll try and remember to get you the exact quotation that we're using in the course. It essentially goes something like "Said woman will make a suit of mail that will protect. It will be delivered on this date blah blah blah."

So that got me thinking, why would a woman be contracted out to make a suit of mail? Well since you guys pointed out that it would have been scale armor, NOT chain, it makes sense. I assume that she'd contract out for the scales or even have them given to her and just do all the sewing. But who knows, maybe she made the scales herself as well.

It may not be scale. If you want a literal translation then the only word you can really use is "armour". It could be scale, or lamellar, or qulted cloth, or anything tht was in use at the time.

I agree with Ruben regarding the suspiciousness of the alleged Scythian armour.