Chain mail is the protective material that knights wear as part of a suit of armor. … In the Middle Ages, the shirt known as a hauberk was made of chain mail, and it provided a relatively lightweight alternative to hard, heavy plate armor. Sometimes chain mail is just called mail, from the Old French maille, “mesh.”

Is chainmail the correct term?

Chain mail (often just mail or sometimes chainmail) is a type of armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh. … A coat of this armour is often referred to as a hauberk, and sometimes a byrnie.

Is it called chain mail or mail?

chain mail, also called Mail, form of body armour worn by European knights and other military men throughout most of the medieval period.