Middle Ages

In most video games armor is split up into ranks. First, the player has no armor. Then he gets chainmail. And last but not least he finally gets his plate…

The brave and virtuous knight in his shining armor is probably one of the most iconic images of the Middle Ages. But is it actually a true image? Was medieval…

Chainmail had already been used by the ancient Romans (who most likely had adopted it from Celtic tribes). Throughout most of the Middle Ages, chainmail remained the armor worn by…

The knight in his shining armor is probably among the first images that come to mind when we think of the Middle Ages. But what did knights wear beneath their…