Armor and Weaponry
Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight by David Edge and John Miles Paddock
Your Guide's quick review of the visually appealing and handy reference covering medieval armor and weaponry.
Your Guide's quick review of the visually appealing and handy reference covering medieval armor and weaponry.
You've Got Mail
From your About Guide, an introduction to that fabulous, flexible metal armor that the medieval knight couldn't live without -- literally -- in issue #7 of our series, Knight Life.
From your About Guide, an introduction to that fabulous, flexible metal armor that the medieval knight couldn't live without -- literally -- in issue #7 of our series, Knight Life.
Armourers Web Ring Clip Art Gallery
Photographs of helms, gauntlets, and full suits of plate armor, provided by David Heirtzler.
Photographs of helms, gauntlets, and full suits of plate armor, provided by David Heirtzler.
The Forge
Browse through weapons or armor by type or use the alphabetical index to reach a page on each item explaining its origins and how it was used, accompanied by clear illustrations. Site created by "Galyden and Freth."
Browse through weapons or armor by type or use the alphabetical index to reach a page on each item explaining its origins and how it was used, accompanied by clear illustrations. Site created by "Galyden and Freth."
Glossary of Terms
An extensive hyperlinked glossary of arms and armor terms at the Chronique library.
An extensive hyperlinked glossary of arms and armor terms at the Chronique library.
Gunpowder Weapons of the Late Fifteenth Century
Extensive article at the Oriflamme website includes a timeline of advances in gunpowder use and nicely illustrated examinations of artillery items. Hint: Wait for the page to load before using the hyperlinked directory.
Extensive article at the Oriflamme website includes a timeline of advances in gunpowder use and nicely illustrated examinations of artillery items. Hint: Wait for the page to load before using the hyperlinked directory.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Arms & Armor Collection
Most of the 50 highlights from the museum's collection are from the medieval era. View them in thumbnails all on one page, ten at a time in a text-only or graphic-enhanced list, or one at a time for more in-depth information.
Most of the 50 highlights from the museum's collection are from the medieval era. View them in thumbnails all on one page, ten at a time in a text-only or graphic-enhanced list, or one at a time for more in-depth information.
Shield and Weapon Weights
Included with Cariadoc's look at the pros and cons of minimum weight requirements in the SCA are statistics drawn from surviving medieval equipment.
Included with Cariadoc's look at the pros and cons of minimum weight requirements in the SCA are statistics drawn from surviving medieval equipment.
Therion's Medieval Arms and Armor Page
Large collection of armor and weapon images from medieval Europe and Asia.
Large collection of armor and weapon images from medieval Europe and Asia.
Weaponry: Norman Arms and Armour
An examination of the weapons used and the protective garments worn by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings, by Guy Wilson at British Heritage Magazine, online at TheHistoryNet.
An examination of the weapons used and the protective garments worn by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings, by Guy Wilson at British Heritage Magazine, online at TheHistoryNet.