In more than a few ways amour differed greatly than the weapons and protection of today. In the middle ages combatants wore much metal and chain mail to keep themselves safe from harm on the battlefield. The sword was the weapon of choice for most battlers. The chain mail and metal made it almost imposable to move quickly on the battlegrounds. The other layer of defense the warriors had were Shields. These were simply pieces of wood covered in leather. Helmets were not part of the Arsenal of the soldiers until the early 13th century.
I like how your picture shows the kind of weapons used in medieval times. It made it easier to see the differences between todays military weapons and medieval weapons! Today we mostly use guns while in medieval times they used knife like weapons!
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