To defend themselves, they used weapons such as

swords, maces, axes, lances, nets, crossbows and a

variety of other crude but effective weaponry.

The above is explained in greater detail below:

Armor is equipment of various materials used to

protect the body in combat. The oldest protective

device of armor is the shield, but the earliest body

armor was a wide belt worn to protect the abdomen,

invented by the Egyptians in 3000 BC. They later

developed the belt into a wrap-round garment

covering the wearer from his armpits to his knees. It

was held up by shoulder straps and contained no

Another offensive weapon, the axe could vary in size

armor was not to exceed about 29 kilograms or,

In the 15th century, a fully articulated plate armor

it would be the sword. It would be "customized" to the

sixty-five pounds. A "tailor-made" suit of armor would

Maces and axes were also used. A mace is a club with

TIn the 11th century, the oval-shaped shield was

onto a fabric backing or laced together in flexible

If I were a knight and could choose only one weapon,

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