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Published: 2018-02-05 02:16:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 331; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 0
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Cont. Plates in armour in the middle ages had been experimented with in the 13th century in the form of the Coat of Plates , but in the mid 14th century then it became what we now know it as .Then in the 15th century, we see not only the receding usage of Mail incorporation in favour of hardened steel plates, but also the emergence of regional styles, with the most famous two being the German Gothic style , defined by heavy fluting, and the White Milanese style , defined by its asymmetrical design.
We also see a vast variety of helmets and variations of the same components in this era.
Then, in the 16th century, we see the rising popularity of firearms, which plate harness could protect from to a lesser degree, but is ultimately more expensive. As such, even though we see its usage recede drastically, plate harness would still evolve immensely, with the rising popularity of simply wearing half as much plate armour, and the various designs and variants, with the most notable being the Maximilian style .
But as firearms became more and more advanced, and cheaper to produce, there became less and less reason to produce plate harness. By the 17th century, the use of plate harness was reduced to merely that of parade armour, and to look good for paintings. Their design would reflect this , becoming less practical for combat, but much more stylish.
After that, plate harness fell out of use, and was only used by the nobility for paintings, and even that would eventually end.
So that's armour from the medieval era to the renaissance era and early modern era in Europe alone... Just imagine the armour variety in the rest of the world in the rest of time!
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Something I forgot to add: Helmets are the most important component of armour, as they protect your cranium from environmental harm, as wellas damage from weaponry. If there were only one armour component you could bring into battle, you would choose the helmet.
Helmets were made of solid, sturdy materials, such as Iron, Steel, Bronze, Bone even. Soft helmets were only ever worn beneath or over the more robust solid helmets.
In the Early Middle Ages, then the most popular helmets were designs like the Nasal Helm , the Lamellenhelm , and the Spangenhelm .
Then in the High Middle Ages, although Europeans would continue wearing the Nasal Helm, they would also start wearing the Kettle Hat , which had endless variation, and the Enclosed Helmet , and that would soon evolve into the Great Helm , and beneath the Great Helm would be a discrete metal skullcap called a Secret Helmet . At the time of the Great Helm and the Secret Helmet, then many, if not all, of the Nasal Helms would have been abandoned.
As we move on into the age of Plate Harness, we would see the evolution of the Secret Helmet into a more robust protection, eventually becoming the Bascinet . This would later evolve into an ultimately better helmet than the great helm, and soon enough would be worn alone.
Then later, as we progress through the 15th century, we see it evolve into multiple directions. Some replaced the mail aventail with plate, becoming the Great Bascinet . Some, and when I say some, I mean most, of the bascinets would then evolve into Sallet , which came with a Bevor , and the rest would evolve into the Armet .
In the 16th Century, we would then see the Sallet evolve into the Burgonet , and the Armet into the Close Helmet , which had an easier opening mechanism. But the original helmets would continue to see use side-by-side with their descendants.
As for the Great Helm, it had evolved into a helmet used exclusively in tournaments in the form of the Frog mouth helm .
Just forgot to add that in.
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