Knights of the Middle Ages

A detailed Summary of Knights of the Middle Ages

Knights and foot soldiers had to be strong and good to handle the

weapons and armor of the Middle Ages. Bows and arrows and

long sticks with a blade on the end were the usual weapons of

peasants (foot soldiers.) Knights preferred lances and swords and

Riding at a full gallop on a hoarse in the battlefield, a knight

tried to knock his opponent to the ground with a 10-foot

metal-tipped pole (lance.) On his feet a knight used his sword

with a lot of strength and ability.

The whole entire sword formed to what looked like the shape of

a cross. Sparkling jewels sometimes decorated the handle as well

as the scabbard (case,) that protected the sword's 3-foot steel, rock,

different parts of the body. By the 1400s a knight wore a

might lie flat on the ground, helpless as a turtle on its back,

Over time, knights began to cover different parts of their

At first knights wore cone-shaped helmets. Later, helmets

arms." They identified that knight with its colorful pattern or

He could still get deep wounds and broken bones.

A knight in full armor weighed so much, he had to be lifted

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