Monday, February 23, 2009

Index card 12

http://www.knightsandarmor.com/

The sword was the typical weapon of the medieval knight. They were usualy made of low carbon steel with a crossguard to protect the knights' hands from the double edged blade. The detail of decoration on the sword was based on owner's wealth. On horseback a knight would use a lance, which started off as just a spear. In response, people invinted pikes and halberds which were longer and could reach the knight on his horse.

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