Knights Of The Middle Ages

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identified that knight with its colorful pattern or
picture. These designs became family symbols passed down from
generation to generation. They helped other knights know who to
fight against
The earliest armor was made of metal rings sewn on a leather
coat. Some coats had more than 200,000 metal rings. However, a
sword could still pierce the little tiny space between them. A later
type of armor, called "chain mail," was made of overlapping loops
of iron chains. But it did not 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, ...

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