The secret weight of a knight's armor 🛡️ #history #shorts #facts

As medieval weapons became more powerful, armor had to evolve with them. By the fourteenth century, mail alone was becoming less reliable against increasingly powerful battlefield weapons. Armorers responded with larger steel plates, and by the early fifteenth century, articulated plate harnesses could protect nearly the entire body. And despite the stereotype, plate armor was not simply a heavy steel shell. A typical field harness weighed roughly 45 to 55 pounds, distributed across the body. Plate armor didn’t make a warrior invincible—but it changed what a soldier could survive. Follow Speedy History for the next weapon—or armor—that reshaped warfare.