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 Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:10 am
The armor and chainmail under the armor was heavy. As were the weapons.
The armor rusted. A black knight was a knight who had nobody to serve so he colored his armor black to hide imperfections worn in from usage since nobody could maintain the armor for him.
You had to risk your life in times of war. Period. No ifs, ands, or buts. That was your job for life unless you got discharged from service. Office/desk/non-combat military jobs did not exist yet.
The armor was hard to remove. If you had to pee or crap it was easier to go in the armor and clean it out later than to take the armor off and go.
Still idolize the knights of the middle ages?
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Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:29 pm
I can't recall hearing about idolization of knights, but what you say is true regardless. It's like this with a lot of things. There's more than just the cover of the book, as they say razz
Still, the reason they are looked upon greatly is because they were still willing to fight for whatever they were fighting for, were it protecting the land, or duel for honor.
They really were nothing but soldiers, much like today, but with heavier armor, as it was enough to stop swords. At least part of the time.
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