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Knights Of The Middle Ages
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Knights and foot soldiers had to be strong and good to handle the
weapons and armor of the Middle Ages. Bows and arrows and
long sticks with a blade on the end were the usual weapons of
peasants (foot soldiers.) Knights preferred lances and swords and
morning stars.
Riding at a full gallop on ....
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....t completely protect the knight, either.
He could still get deep wounds and broken bones.
Over time, knights began to cover different parts of their
bodies with solid plates of metal armor, even though it was very
uncomfortable. Slowly they added more and more solid plates to
different parts of the body. By the 1400s a knight wore a
60-pound suit of gleaming armor that covered him from head to
toe. Hinges and straps held the separate pieces, such as the
shoulder guards, breastpla.... |
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