A thousand years ago in Europe kings and their wealthy landowners called lords lived in large stone houses called castles The lords and their best soldiers lived in these castles which were built to keep out enemies
The soldiers were called knights They wore armor and rode horses into battle Knights lived during a time called the Middle Ages a period of about 500 years between the ancient and modern times in Europe When a knight fought he wore a heavy suit of metal armor The armor protected the knight from swords arrows spears and other weapons
