Medieval Armor

The Medieval period of history was extremely violent. The quest for wealth and power was driven by the violent society of the European countries. Massive stone castles were built to act as power bases. Lands were subject to invasion leading to wars, battles and siege situations. This was the period of the Norman conquest and the battle of Hastings in England. Warfare, siege warfare and armor strategy and tactics where subject to change due to new armor ideas and changes in Medieval technology and architecture. The fighting in Europe had a brief respite when the attentions of the Medieval warlords turned their attention to the Holy Land when the Medieval armor were used by the religious knights who fought in the Crusades. Facts and interesting information about Medieval armor used in this turbulent era including the xxxx are detailed and described in the articles below – just click a link for history, facts and information. Additional articles on the history of Medieval armor and weaponry relating to siege armor and warfare are also detailed.