The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords.

However, people and history are anything but simple, and armor has other purposes too. Wearing armor tells a story, it marks its owner as a man (or, very occasionally, woman) of wealth and status ...

Like all good gaming secrets, the Death Knight armor in Avowed is hidden in a cave behind a waterfall aptly named “Waterfall Cave.” It’s not as simple as waltzing straight in, though ...

At Burberry, a guest in a literal silver knight suit ... wanted to subvert historical narratives of masculinity. “We’ve found a sensuality for the men behind any kind of armor, mask, or ...

But even if knights' encounters with firearms were uncommon, medieval armor may have offered some protection against a bullet. "The Late Medieval-Early Modern Era, from around 1380 to about 1600 ...