Mar
31st
2014
A pet peeve of mine. · 3:49pm Mar 31st, 2014
One thing I've noticed regarding some of the fanfics posted here is that people tend to describe the bit of metal around Celestia's and Luna's necks as a breastplate. This really just rubs me the wrong way.
That is a breastplate. Note that it covers most of the torso from the front. Now ask yourself: do either of those bits of metal do that? No? Then they're not breastplates.
Now then, that is a gorget. Notice how it covers the neck and part of the chest. Do either of those bits of metal do that? Yes? Then they're probably gorgets.
I think it might be called peytral? English is not my primary language, so I can't say for sure.
1969109
In terms of armor for equines, it might be, but when looking at one it doesn't quite protect as much. I think they're just equine-adapted gorgets.
I just call it regalia.
1969470 It's meant to be worn together with criniere (neck armor(which is gorget) and helmet. Usually a leather/chain/tick cloth dress thingy (which I cant recall name off) is attached for extra anti arrow protection, but it might be used alone (since it cowers the parts of legs that is not moving.
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Gorget is the neck armor, you usually attach your helmet to, or it's together with helmet, unless it's the light hat like ones, in which case they usually cower up more neck and chin. It's sometimes built into breastplate too, albeit more rarely. Lether colars/chokers also can be considered Gorget's Its meant to protect the gorget part of your throat(basically any neck armor) and clavicles and sternum,so in this case it doesn't, so i would call it a necklace or lower part of gorget.
Although any medallion/neck ornament can be called gorget, so I guess you are kinda right. Still its better to say necklace then, because most people have to look up what gorget is.
1969562
Good point. It still bothers me that people call it a breastplate, though.
I just say regalia
2190165
And that's usually just fine. Some people, though...