![]() Knights could easily get up and down from a horse. Professional soldiers’ lives depending on how well they could fight with armor. The Marshal of France in the 14th century could do all kinds of athletic feats while wearing full plate armor: somersaults, cartwheels, jumping into the saddle, jumping over a horse, and climbing the underside of a ladder. Medieval plate armor is 50–60 pounds, about as much as a 5 or 6 year old child. Many modern misconceptions are due to Mark Twain and a few older plays, but especially Lawrence Olivier’s Henry V in 1944. Knights in History and Legend has the same bad images, but better descriptions. One image has reproduction armor while the other has mixed periods. What about books? The Medieval World at War was written by historians, but it only has two images of armor. The knight’s armor in Deadliest Warrior is a mix of 250 years of armor and the helmet is put on incorrectly (face piece goes over cheek pieces, not under). The Deadliest Warrior show is completely useless when it comes to historical accuracy. The History Channel’s so-called experts consisted of a re-enactor and a historian who has written two papers, one of them on Napoleonic warfare, not medieval warfare. The best mail was very flexible but so tight you couldn’t poke a pin through it. In the age of chivalry (1400s) it was mostly mail (not chain mail). Etched prints onto breastplates in 15th century. I figured I’d quickly post my rough notes from the above video, for those who are disinclined to watch the whole thing (it’s 45+ minutes long).Īrmor was not very shiny until the 1600s when knights were no longer needed. It languished in my drafts folder until today. ![]() I started this post several years ago and never finished it.
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