Day: January 6, 2022

What Kind of Armor did the Crusaders Wear

What Kind of Armor did the Crusaders Wear

When Crusades are thought of, majority of people only thinks of various European expeditions mounted to reconquer the Holy Land from the Muslims. During this period, the armor would have been various types of mail. In the First Crusade, knights would have looked no different from Norman knights of the Bayeux tapestry, depicted below: During … Continue reading What Kind of Armor did the Crusaders Wear