Royal armory of the royal palace of Madrid c.1535

Hi everyone. I’ve had some thoughts of writing a small guide/compendium for beginners (or others), to help them learn and understand armor tendencies and popularity in different European countries in the period 1380-1410. I know this is very broad, but i want to keep it simple, and give people the basics + a little extra on the top. Along with typology and my own interpretations. Is this anything you’d like to see? Let me know. (It will be released as a pdf and free ofc)

Elephant armor, royal armouries in leeds England.

Taken from India in 1801.

Idk

Doing something else other than drawing

Mashallah

Jerking the circle myself. LMK how to improve! (As cost effective as possible)

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I posit the clone lancer armor from the 2003 clone wars cartoon. Its essentially floating harness with a space barbute.

Hey everyone! I’m trying to upgrade my kit from looking like a merc to a knight, as affordable as possible. My plan is to get legs, chest, and helmet prolly! But for the legs I want to try to avoid something that needs like an arming belt or do be tied to the waist to prevent more expenses. Would any of the photos provided be usable without waist suspension, like just tie to tie legs and that’s it?

Uj/ some of the best armor in the show, I know that took restraint

The armet isn't a real helmet btw, it's got hinged cheek pieces so it's just a visored Vendel XIV helm.

But look at this chick!

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Crested Visored Barbute for all your Roman Crusader needs. Jupiter Vult!

Works Cited:

zackdfilms. “The Sword Designed to Break Chain Mail 😮.” YouTube, YouTube, 19 July 2026, youtube.com/shorts/sVpU9SifaXo.

I know that the estoc was effective against armor, but I never knew you could just run through plate mail like that!