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A hauberk was a knee-length mail shirt that weighed about 14 kg (31 lbs). The sleeves extended to mid-way down the forearm. Hauberks were put on over the head, and were split at the front and the back to enable the knights to ride his horse. Hauberk were constructed from overlapping metal scales riveted to a garment made of leather or cloth.

A fragment of Norwegian tapestry at Baldishol
Church showing a knight wearing a hauberk (c. 1200)

 

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