Knights- Madison

The Battle of Hastings

Oct 14, 1066

Battle between Norman knights and English infantry.
Earliest record in military engagements involning knights on horesback.The battle was held on the Sussex coast of England.
The armies numbered around 5,000 to 7,000 on each side. Some traditional accounts give the numbers as much higher

Final quote from William Norman

Jun 22, 1087

"I have persecuted its native inhabitants beyond all reason. Whether gentle or simple, I have cruelly oppressed them; Many I unjustly inherited; Innumerable multitudes, especially in the county of York, perished through me by famine or the sword."- Willam Norman.

Lamellar amour

Mar 7, 1100

Cheap and easy to make. Offers good protection against cuts and mild protection against crushes. Fairly light. Quiet. Not useful for protecting large areas (torso, thighs).
Lamellar armor is similar to scale armor. It is usually made of small, thin scales of metal, horn or boiled leather. However, instead of lacing directly to a leather backing, the scales in lamellar armor usually lace to each other. Also, their alignment is usually bottom-to-top patterning in rows.

Splint armour

Sep 28, 1100

Splinted armor is another leather/plate hybrid. In this case, the leather is only used as a backing as opposed to being constructed in a sandwich manner. Plates are long narrow strips (or splints) riveted onto to the leather backing so that they are exposed. This type of armor predates either of the other leather/plate hybrids, and saw use in the Early Middle Ages and partially in the High Middle Ages.

Mail armour

Sep 27, 1300

Excellent defense against cuts and thrusts. Decent protection from crushes. Hot.
Often mistakenly called by the Victorian-invented name “chain-mail,” mail armor was far and away the most popular and widespread type of armor used during the Middle Ages. Made of interlocking steel or iron rings riveted closed, mail is flexible and tough. It was used nonstop from the height of the Roman Empire until the end of the Renaissance, reaching its peak in use during the High Middle Ages.

Plate armour

Aug 13, 1400

Flexible. Simple to make. Widely commercially available. Offers good protection against cuts. Moderately heavy, and bad distribution of weight. Poor defense against thrusts and crushes. Loud. Moderately expensive.
Often associated with the “knight in shining armor,” plate armor is the strongest type of armor that was worn in the Middle Ages. It was formed of iron or steel plates that fit together by a system of rivets and straps. It could be simple nearly to the point of crude, or ornate to the