Middle Ages

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…

Movies and video games love to depict medieval kings and knights in golden armor. But did golden armor really exist in the Middle Ages or is it just a fancy…

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…