There can be no warrior quite so iconic and immediately recognizable as the medieval knight. More than any other he remains a part ol contemporary culture. Not only does he ride his charger, resplendent in his shining armour and colourful heraldry, through novels and movies, but his armour still decorates museums, castles and stately homes, and his image in brass or stone adorns our churches. Every summer crowds gather to watch the sight of costumed interpreters bringing him back to lile in jousting matches and re-enactments. But this image of the knight - the mounted warrior armoured head to toe, bcdccked with brightly painted heraldry and mounted on a great charger - is only a snapshot of what the real knight was. The lull picture is much more complex. His outward appearance changed over the 500 years of his dominance, as armourers responded to the developments in weapons technology and took advantage ol the changes in metallurgy and smithing techniques.
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