It always amazes me that no matter how complicated a piece of medieval armour may appear, every single element is necessary and useful. You simply have to understand the reasons for it. Thank you so much for this very interesting video.
dude looks *massive* with his armor on, then he takes it off and i'm like "wait, his shoulders are leaner than mine. how badass would i look in armor?!"
This is beautiful, Mr. Ola, love your videos a lot. Very interesting. Medieval armor and weapons are true art. I am always surprised how aesthetic that things were made.
Strange to think that nowadays every man in the western world can buy an armor wich had in the Middle Ages a worth comparable to the cattle herds of entire villages (much much money) minor knights sometimes had to go into debt to afford a horse and even a sword.
im a year late, but you would never buy armor from a website because a suit of plate armor, maille, cloth layers (gambeson and whatnot) are all very personal and tailor made to fit you. you can just buy a size large suit of armor. you could just go to any 'medieval' festival and ask around to find an armorer.
