Knghtly Armes answers the question...
Answers to some of the most frequently questions submitted to Knyghtly Armes.
Q: Where did a knight go to buy his armour?
For a few pounds more, a knight could commission an armourer directly. Across Northern Europe, the guild system restricted the number of master armourers, journeymen and apprentices in any workshop; however, Milan remained free of restrictions and came t...
Q: What determined the kind of armour a knight would buy?
Unfortunately, very little English armour has survived from the fifteenth century. In fact, if you consider all of the “complete” sets of European armour on display in museums around the world, an overwhelming majority of them are actually...
Q: What made you choose your style of armour?
Friedrich earned the surname “the Victorious” shortly after he came to rule as regent for his nephew, Philip, after the death of his older brother in 1451, claiming to be the legitimate elector. The Emperor Frederick III refused to confirm his status a...