The
Armour Page
Scale Mail-
Scale Mail was a Mail that looked like dragons scale over a human.It was a nice armour. The scales were metal and their were about 300 to 400
on a Mail.It weighted 15 to 20 pounds.
Chain Mail-
The Chain Mail was little chains that were going downward and then a chain at the bottom made it so the chain would not move all around.It weighted
5 to 10 pounds.
Plate Mail-
The Plate Mail was the best Mail there was it was one solid metal plate and then under it you would wear a Ring Mail.The Plate Mail weight 25 to 30
pounds it was the biggest of all the mails.Knights would were the Plate Mail or the Scale Mail.
White Armour-
A modern term for an armour of plain, polished steal without a cloth or any other form of cloth attached to it to cover it.
Shield-
The Shield was big item to handle it was to block all those hits.You would get very tired blocking all theses hits with it so most of the time the Knight would drop it and then they go at it swinging there swords all around.The shield weight 5 to 10 pounds.People would put jewels on it or paint it their own way your the families way whatever they did they
war it proudly.
Helmet-
The Helmet was for knight so there heads were not hurt in anyway.The helmet weight about 1 to 2 pounds.
Gauntlets-
Defence for the hand,in the form of a glove.it could be of mitten type or individually fingered of mail then of a plate.
Last Updated 3\27\98