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Period: Jan 1, 1066 to Dec 31, 1400
Knights
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Mar 28, 1066
The Battle of Hastings
The battle of hatings was the first recorded Military event using Knights on horses -
Jan 1, 1125
The Knights armour in the early 1100's
- The knights struggled to wear Cone-shaped helmets with a protective nose strip-Long
- The knights also had an unusualy shaped large kite shield -Wore a padded wollen tunic, called a gambeson
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Feb 26, 1180
Knights Armour Late 1100's
_ The round Helmet not like a cone anymore it is rounder with a wider metal band coming down to the nose.
- The hauberk ( metal coat is looser fitting to fit over the man completely.
- The shield is larger and more like the shap of a triangle than a kite and the -
Feb 1, 1300
Armour in the 1300's
- The visor can be lifted easier than the ones in the 1200's. - Hammered iron plates were added for more protection but made the armour slightly heavier in that area
- But the weight of the armour is now so much Heavier caused by the metal plates , that they cannot get up off the ground by himself.
- The sheild is smaller, lighter and curved for added protection
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Jun 1, 1400
Armour in the 1400's
- The whole suit of armour now weighs anincredible 25 kilograms.
- Lighter helmets a worn by them called barbutes are worn.
- the whole body is now covered in armour including metal boots
Also the shield has a bell on the end of them for close combat re is no longer any need for using a sheild and the armour icludes iron shoes.
- The whole suit of armour now weighs anincredible 25 kilograms.
