Index card 13

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Armour during the middle ages was typicaly a short sleeved chail mail shirt made of interlocking rings. The shields were round wood coverd in leather and metal rims. Common weapons were the spear, sword, ax and bow. In the 12th century, knights began to wear flat toped helmets that covered the face. The breastplate didn't appear untill the 13th century along with the metal plate armour due to the invention of the crossbow.