02-13-2007, 03:19 PM
I know its a bit of topic but ...
The heavy armors you talk about are the jousting ones. Altough heavy as they were its wasnt the reason why they were winched onto the horse. From a certain point in time the shield arm was "stuck" onto the chest. It would be very difficult for a knight to get on the horse with only one arm and wearing all that armour and to avoid certain humiliation they were winched.
Quote:It reeks of later tales about Medielval Knights being unable to get on a horse without a winch as their armour was soooo heavy. I have seen a fully armoured re-enactor do a cartwheelhock:
The heavy armors you talk about are the jousting ones. Altough heavy as they were its wasnt the reason why they were winched onto the horse. From a certain point in time the shield arm was "stuck" onto the chest. It would be very difficult for a knight to get on the horse with only one arm and wearing all that armour and to avoid certain humiliation they were winched.
