Yeah, I’ve been digging through some 13th‑century muster rolls and a parchment from the Blackfriars archive for a month now, and the patterns in the movies are a half‑degree off. The most common real pattern is a 3‑by‑3 chain, not the 4‑by‑4 or the “double‑row” you see in every fantasy flick. I’m scouring the Latin marginalia for the exact lacing instructions—those tiny little notches that keep the rings from slipping—because it’s the only way to get the weight distribution right. I’ve even started a little project in my chaos‑filled studio where I hand‑forge 10 meters of mail, each one labeled with its historical source, and it’s looking like a living museum. If you want to compare notes, bring me a copy of that film’s design file and we can see where the filmmakers took artistic liberties. I promise I’ll point out where they’ve dropped a “loose ring” in the pattern, and you’ll see how that changes the whole aesthetic of the armor. By the way, I might have forgotten to eat while I was doing this, so if you want a snack later, let me know—my workbench could use a break.