Medieval knights often appear in images riding horses, wearing elaborate armor. However, few people know that the knights have difficulties when wearing armor weighing several tens of kilograms.
The armor of medieval knights weighed several tens of kilograms.
Whenever mentioning medieval knights , many people immediately think of the image of polite warriors, good at riding and fighting. Knights are also noticeable when wearing armor, usually made of iron. They are meticulously crafted by artisans.
Because the armor covers the entire body, they usually weigh about 50-60kg. Therefore, medieval knights could not move so quickly and move as agilely as when not wearing. In addition, due to heavy armor, in the summer months, knights often sweat more and can easily burn out when traveling long distances.
In order to wear armor and move freely, knights needed to be physically fit and in good health. Therefore, they all have to practice their physical strength, how to fight and use a variety of weapons every day.
In addition, wearing armor is quite time consuming . Usually, knights needed servants to help them put on complete armor from head to toe. Not only was it time-consuming to put on armor, but taking them off to go to the bathroom wasn’t easy for a knight either. Therefore, the knight refrained from eating too much so that he did not have to go to the toilet often. From there, the knights would not waste time on these things delaying the quest.