Lots of things you want to know about KNIGHTS and some you don t Written and illustrated by David West MURD Smart Apple Media
The first knights wore chainmail armor The rank of knight developed in the 12th century from the mounted warriors of the 10th and 11th centuries These early mounted warriors were made up from the ranks of the ruling classes They were fully armored with chainmail carefully constructed garments of interlinking rings of metal She
The last knights wore plate armor By the end of the 14th century knights were wearing suits of full plates of armor Plate armor was virtually invulnerable to SWord slashes They did have weak points at the joints which long pointed swords and weapons such as pollaxes and halberds could
