Armor
Knight's Armor
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Most armor worn by the knights in medieval times was clumsy and heavy. To get on their horses, most were lifted, via a block and tackle, and then placed over the horse, then lowered into the saddle. Once a knight was un-horsed, it was nearly impossible for him to move from the a prone position, unless assisted. A knight could not even put his armor on by himself, but had to have it put on by others.
It was because of the weight of armor that horses such as the Percheron, Clydsdale and Shire were created.
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Chainmail
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Inserting the actual rings into the mail was a rather tedious process requiring more than one person to help. About 40,000 rings were required to make one shirt of chainmail armor. Each single ring was connected to at least four others at any one time throughout the entire garment. Ultimately, the chain mail armor was only as good as the padding the wearer had underneath as the chainmail served the single purpose of shock absorption.
There were basically two types of chainmail armor during that time - flat and round ring mail. Round rings were good against swords but no so good against arrowheads, the flat rings excelled against those. But once 15th century rolled in, along with the new-fangled discovery of gunpowder in warfare, chainmail became obsolete. Some Turks, Persians and Indians still used chainmail armor for up to even 100 years ago.
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Common Soldier's Armor:
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The armor of a common soldier was usually created out of leather that was boiled to make it as tough as possible. To increase the protection of it, it was sometimes studded, or had metal plates sew in it to give greater protection to the fighter. This armor was much lighter than that worn by the armored knights, giving the arms men greater flexibility and speed, though the risks of injury and death were higher.
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Armor and Horse Diagrams
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