Do you have armour in your stories?

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Do you have armour in your stories? Here's a great little article on how adept medieval craftsmen were at creating armor for knights and lords.
http://m.imgur.com/gallery/3j1jA

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Morgan Alreth said…
Some beautiful pics there. I love pragmatic realism in world building. So many flaws could be avoided easily if people would take the time to think things through logically. Like the idea that a knight who was knocked down couldn't get up again without help. Ridiculous. Not unless he was wearing a beer barrel, or had accidentally put on the armor intended for his horse.
November 23, 2013 at 1:06 AM
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