Middle Ages

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…

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…

When we think about the Middle Ages, then a knight in shining armor is probably the first thing that we imagine. And yet movies also love to depict the villain…

Lately, I have heard the claim that medieval armor was actually dangerous to the knight wearing it since it could get extremely hot inside the armor so that heat exhaustion…