Armor

There was lots of armor during the middle ages time! Armor is a suit of heavy metal plates to protect a knight’s body in war time. This happened during the Middle Ages in Europe. Only the knights could wear these suits of heavy metal plates. The king bought the knight’s armor because the knights weren’t rich enough. The knights wore the armor because they needed protection from swords in the time of a war. Description The chain mail armor weighed about 20-30 pound but, the metal plate armor weighs about 55-60 pounds.This heavy armor was made out of very tough metal. The armors were also very expensive. The armors were totally hot inside if you are wearing them. The knights took a long time getting dressed. They needed help to put on the armors. The squires helped the knights to put on the armors. They also needed help to get on a horse. The armor was also flexible.
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Separate Parts __** The armor parts were not connected to each other. They were in many parts. There were many kind of parts. The parts are, leg defense, the cuirass, arm defenses, gauntlets, and helmets. The leg defenses protect the legs and spurs were attached to the end of the leg defense shoe. Spurs were used to hit the horse’s stomach to make the horse go faster. Each and every separate part protects its own place. The leg defense protects the legs. The cuirass is the body defense and it only protects the body. An arm defense protects the arm and the left arm is more difficult to attack because they were carrying shields. A gauntlet is the metal gloves that protect the hands. The knights wear helmets to protect their face.
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Development

The armors got better and tougher over time. The armors got better because more armor was added to the armors and it also weighed lots of more. There were also decorations on some armor.

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Knights are very interesting to learn about. I think you should also learn about the knights armor.

**Books** Gravett, Christopher. The world of a medieval knight. Bedrick Books, Peter. 1996. **Websites** Gr. 4M Middle Ages http://medieval4.wikispaces.com/ Guides to buy [] Mart base[|www.martbase.com/.../My-Armstreet-Store/?q=LARP]
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