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Quote #10
Wearing chain mail and wool is like being a much stouter, slower moving man, each crook of the arm causing the mail to pinch, or to ripple with a subtle, metallic slither. With this addition of weight came an emotional solidity, too, a sense of being committed to the strength of one's horse and the skill of the mailsmith. (37.11)
Just one more added discomfort of fighting in a war: Edmund is weighed down by all of his armor. But he says that this has a kind of emotional weight, too. When he puts on his armor, he becomes one with the garb that will protect him in war.