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Armor in the
Middle Ages
was very expensive. Only full knights could afford a full suit of
armor.
Horses could also be outfitted with armor. But armor was not just a
simple
set of clothes, its very complicated. In fact, it took two men to dress
a knight in his armor. See if you can identify each piece of armor.
Parts of a suit of armor:
Helmet
Visor
Gorget
Shoulder Piece
Cuirass
Brassard
Tasset
Gauntlet
Coat of Mail
Cuisse
Elbow Piece
Greave
Sabaton
Description
of each piece:
Brassard = armor
that
protects the arm.
Coat of Mail = mesh
or net made of small metal rings or links that was worn under the suite
of armor. Also known as Chain Mail.
Cuirass = a
breast
plate from the neck to the waist.
Cuisse = a
piece
of steel that covered the thighs.
Elbow Piece = metal
piece that covered the knee, but allowed it to bend.
Gauntlet = a
glove.
Gorget = a
collar
of metal that protected the throat.
Greave = the
piece
of armor that covered the leg from the ankle to the knee.
Helmet = metal
head
covering.
Sabaton = the
armor
piece that covered the foot.
Shoulder Piece = metal
that covered the shoulders.
Tasset = overlapping
plates of metal that formed a short skirt around the hips
Visor = the
moveable
part of the helmet in front of the eyes.
Knights
could also carry shields, swords, a mace, and other forms of Medieval
weaponry.
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