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Defend Yourself, Good Knight

What would you do if thousands of nasty soldiers were running at you with swords, axes, war hammers and pikes? What if hundreds of archers were shooting arrows or firing crossbows at you? Or what if even just one knight on horseback were riding toward you with his lance pointed right at your heart? It sure would help to have some armor to protect yourself . . .

now that's nice armor! A long time ago, hundreds of years back, things like this really happened. Soldiers had all sorts of weapons to use, and knights wore armor to protect themselves in battle. If someone invented a better weapon, a knight needed to get better armor.

What if you were a knight far back in history? What kinds of weapons would you see, and what kinds of armor would you use to protect yourself? Let's find out.


Give Me Armor
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Project for kids: Build your own armor helmet

CREDIT:Defend Yourself Good Knight is designed in conjunction with the Art to Go pilot program sponsored by Eaton Corporation. Additional support is provided by a grant from the National Endowmment for the Arts, a Federal agency.
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