It took alot of money to buy armor,only the weathly can afford.
Longbow
was made from yew wood
chain mail
- Was one of the early sets of armor. it took days to make it all by hand.
- It was made of tens of thousands of little rings
- under the armor knights would wear padding under the armor known as "aketon" or "gambeson
Medieval Weapons and Armor
Plate
Armor
SWORD
- a bladed weapon
- usually metal with at least one sharp edge
can reach from 180 to 240 yards
- fuller was there to drain the blood when you stab someone
- armor made from large metal plates
- scabbard was used to hold the sword
- was verry expencive to make
the armor can easly weigh up to 300lbs