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The evolution of medieval knight armor and weapons

Knights weren’t always clad in heavy plate armor. From the Norman conquests to the wars of the late Middle Ages, this video explores how knights evolved their armor and weapons in response to changing ...
GIGAZINE

Could medieval armour stop bullets?

The glittering armor worn by medieval European knights was originally made to protect them from weapons such as swords. Live Science, a science news site, asked several experts whether such armor ...
Daily Mail

Medieval knights COULD move with all that armour: Scientists find they had full range of motion and load was comparable to that carried by a modern soldier

It’s commonly thought that medieval knights were weighted down by their heavy armour, making for clumsy battles with limited mobility. But according to a new study, that may not have been the case.
The Independent

Let battle commence: The modern-day knights in shining armour

Even in New York, a city where pretty much anything goes, the sight and sound of knights in shining armour swinging swords at each other still draws a crowd. “Are you ready for a medieval rumble?” ...

Wandering knights did exist — but think Wagner Group, not saviours in shining armour

Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ follows the fortunes of a lowly ‘hedge knight’ — what did these ...
The Washington Post

Knights in shining armor? You can find them doing battle in the U.S.

NEW YORK — Even in a city where pretty much anything goes, the sight and sound of knights in shining armor swinging swords at each other still draws a crowd. “Are you ready for a medieval rumble?” ...