{"id":294,"date":"2026-03-14T12:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T11:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.epees.fr\/blog\/?p=294"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T11:41:58","slug":"camail-medieval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epees.fr\/blog\/histoire\/camail-medieval\/","title":{"rendered":"Camail m\u00e9di\u00e9val"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Le camail m\u00e9di\u00e9val est un type d&rsquo;armure faite d&rsquo;une cotte de mailles flexible et port\u00e9e sur la t\u00eate. Elle s&rsquo;\u00e9tendait g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pour couvrir \u00e9galement la gorge, le cou et le haut des \u00e9paules.<\/p>\n<p>Les camails \u00e9taient populaires aupr\u00e8s des combattants \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque m\u00e9di\u00e9vale. Il en existe plusieurs exemples datant du 10e si\u00e8cle, faits de lin blanc et attach\u00e9s sous le menton. La cotte de mailles, quant \u00e0 elle, remonte au 5e si\u00e8cle avant J\u00e9sus-Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Le mod\u00e8le le plus courant pour relier les anneaux d&rsquo;un camail est le mod\u00e8le 4 \u00e0 1, o\u00f9 chaque anneau est reli\u00e9 \u00e0 quatre autres. Bien qu&rsquo;il n&rsquo;y ait pas d&rsquo;accord sur l&rsquo;origine du mot mail, on pense qu&rsquo;il est li\u00e9 \u00e0 macula (tache ou opacit\u00e9 en latin), ou \u00e0 maillier (marteler en fran\u00e7ais).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/2725-3588-home\/camail-acier-galvanise.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\">camail acier galvanis\u00e9<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n          Camail en acier galvanis\u00e9 anneaux de 9 mm\nEnviron 2kg        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\">36,68 \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/2725-camail-acier-galvanise.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/4265-7369-home\/camail-en-acier-brosse-9mm.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\">Camail en acier bross\u00e9 9mm<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n          camail avec des anneaux de 9mm en acier au carbone brunis non rivet\u00e9s\n\u00e9paisseur de l'anneau 1.6mm resistant        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\">36,68 \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/4265-camail-en-acier-brosse-9mm.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/--home\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\"><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n                  <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\"> \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/-.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Histoire du camail m\u00e9di\u00e9val<\/h2>\n<p>On a trouv\u00e9 des exemples de camails en Slovaquie et en Roumanie qui remontent au IIIe si\u00e8cle avant J.-C.. Son invention est commun\u00e9ment attribu\u00e9e aux Celtes, bien qu&rsquo;il existe \u00e9galement des exemples d&rsquo;art \u00e9trusque repr\u00e9sentant le camail et datant du 4e si\u00e8cle avant J.-C.<\/p>\n<p>Les camails, qui \u00e9taient des bonnets bien ajust\u00e9s couvrant le haut, l&rsquo;arri\u00e8re et les c\u00f4t\u00e9s de la t\u00eate, datent du 10e si\u00e8cle. Ils \u00e9taient port\u00e9s par toutes les classes en Angleterre et en \u00c9cosse &#8211; jusqu&rsquo;au 17e si\u00e8cle.<\/p>\n<p>Le camail est devenue \u00e0 la mode au Moyen \u00c2ge (13e si\u00e8cle) comme armure de champ de bataille &#8211; bien apr\u00e8s la destruction des Thraces par l&rsquo;Empire romain. Ce type de protection \u00e9tait extr\u00eamement populaire parmi les chevaliers et autres bagarreurs de l&rsquo;Europe m\u00e9di\u00e9vale.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 la fin du 15e si\u00e8cle, l&rsquo;aventail (un rideau de cotte de mailles attach\u00e9 au cr\u00e2ne d&rsquo;un casque) avait compl\u00e8tement remplac\u00e9 le camail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/--home\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\"><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n                  <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\"> \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/-.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/--home\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\"><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n                  <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\"> \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/-.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/--home\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\"><\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n                  <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\"> \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/-.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/1968-2284-home\/camail-enfant-adolescent-aluminium.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\">camail enfant\/adolescent aluminium<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n          camail en aluminuim valble pour enfant 8 ans, adolescent jusqu'\u00e0 16 ans voir adulte de petite taille tour de t\u00eate jusqu'\u00e0 ...        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\">47,11 \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/1968-camail-enfant-adolescent-aluminium.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Fabrication et port d&rsquo;un camail m\u00e9di\u00e9val<\/h2>\n<p>Les camails \u00e9taient le plus souvent cr\u00e9\u00e9s selon le sch\u00e9ma 4 pour 1 (chaque anneau est reli\u00e9 \u00e0 quatre autres). Au d\u00e9part, les anneaux \u00e9taient ferm\u00e9s par des rivets ou alternaient des rang\u00e9es d&rsquo;anneaux ronds rivet\u00e9s et pleins. Cela avait pour but de r\u00e9duire le risque que les anneaux s&rsquo;ouvrent en cas d&rsquo;attaque. Au 14e si\u00e8cle, les fabricants de camails d&rsquo;Europe ont cess\u00e9 d&rsquo;utiliser des anneaux pleins et ont opt\u00e9 pour des anneaux \u00e0 rivets en coin, sans anneaux pleins.<\/p>\n<p>La plupart des camails semblent avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 port\u00e9s avec un capuchon rembourr\u00e9 ou un bonnet d&rsquo;armement. La bible Morgan montre apparemment ce type de rembourrage, et il est possible qu&rsquo;elles aient \u00e9t\u00e9 lac\u00e9es afin de les maintenir en place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/1711-1673-home\/bonnet-epai-toile.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\">bonnet <\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n          bonnet en toile \u00e9paisse rembour\u00e9e double \u00e9paisseur prot\u00e9ction sous un casque ou camail\ncouleur noire ou blanc        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\">19,80 \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/1711-bonnet-epai-toile.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/3552-5403-home\/gorget-en-mailles-aluminium-rivete.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\">Gorget en mailles aluminium rivet\u00e9<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n          couvrant le cou, les \u00e9paules et la partie sup\u00e9rieure de la poitrine et du dos. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 particuli\u00e8rement favoris\u00e9 par l...        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\">124,15 \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/3552-gorget-en-mailles-aluminium-rivete.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\" p-0 m-0\">\n  <div class=\"row m-0 border\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/1415-890-home\/cabassetcamail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 p-0 box-didpd-body\">\n      <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 p-0 mb-1 box-didpd-text\">\n        <h3 class=\"w-100 p-0 mt-0 mb-0 pl-1 mt-3\">cabasset et camail fantassin<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"w-100 m-0 p-0  pl-1\">\n          Promotion ensemble casque\u00a0cabasset de fantassin en acier \u00e9pai cercl\u00e9, rivet\u00e9 avec le camail en acier inox couvrant les \u00e9...        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      \n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 mt-2 mb-2 mt-lg-2 mb-lg-0 justify-content-center m-0 p-0\">\n         <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 p-1 bg-warning rounded text-center\">114,62 \u20ac<\/div>       <\/div>\n\n       <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-12 m-0 mt-3 justify-content-center\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epees.fr\/1415-cabassetcamail.html\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          class=\"btn btn-success  col-lg-12 col-sm-12 text-light mb-3\">\n          Plus d'information          <\/a>\n       <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le camail m\u00e9di\u00e9val est un type d&rsquo;armure faite d&rsquo;une cotte de mailles flexible et port\u00e9e sur la t\u00eate. Elle s&rsquo;\u00e9tendait g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pour couvrir \u00e9galement la gorge, le cou et le haut des \u00e9paules. Les camails \u00e9taient populaires aupr\u00e8s des combattants \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque m\u00e9di\u00e9vale. 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