Plate armour
device · 1400 · Middle Ages
Armour made of steel plates.
What it is made of
- Steel breastplate — has part. A breastplate and backplate.
- Arm and leg armor — has part. Protection for the limbs.
- Rivet — has part. Movable plates on rivets.
Principles and materials it uses
- Steel — is made of. Steel plates.
- Iron — is made of. Plate armour was forged from iron and hardened steel.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Chain mail — evolved from. Plates over and instead of mail.
- Armour — evolved into. Armour moves from people to machines.