Armor
A Look at The Evolution of Protective Armoring thru History
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/chinese-component-armor
31st Jul 2021 - Developed around the 15th/16th Centuries, Component Armor consisted of multiple pieces of matched armor. Considered expensive, the featured components …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/culets
31st Jul 2021 - Developed around the late 13th Century (and carrying forward through the history of armor), a Culet was a protective metal plate (or skirting) for the …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/korean-armor
31st Jul 2021 - With variations seen throughout Korean military history, this type of predominate Armor was seen in the 13th through 16th Centuries. Although Nobility …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/khitan-war-helmet
31st Jul 2021 - Based on the 11th Century Liao Dynasty Officer's Helmet, this design was made for infantry and cavalry troops. Similar in construction, The War Helmet …
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31st Jul 2021 - Seen used in the 12th Century Shang Dynasty, The Shang Shield was a 3.5 foot in diameter, 1.5 foot “deep”, protective device. Constructed …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/cuisses
31st Jul 2021 - This was a form of protective armor plating designed to protect the wearers thighs. Similar to Tassets, the Cuisses was a larger piece of metal design …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/chinese-late-period-armor
31st Jul 2021 - With European trade and social contacts, China began to borrow Armor protection ideas. By the 17th through early 19th Centuries, The Chinese began to …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/secrete
31st Jul 2021 - Although not quite “Medieval”, the origins of The Secrete were definitely from that Era. Seen in the 17th Century, at a time when armor wa …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/gambeson
31st Jul 2021 - These were padded defensive jackets worn separately or with various other armor components. The idea of Quilting was born from this innovation. Normal …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/maximilian-armor
31st Jul 2021 - A modernistic classification for this type of armor, it is thought to have been developed under commission of Emperor Maximilian I in the 15th Century …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/illyrian-helmet
31st Jul 2021 - Of Indo-European origins, The Illyrians were a Tribe of Peoples located North of Greece. They existed in The Region since The Bronze Age. They were kn …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-shikoro-armor
31st Jul 2021 - The Shikoro Class of Armor was used in Feudal Japan around the 15th Century. It was also known as “Nape” or Neck Armor, in that it was des …
