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For Templar knights called upon to defend their faith and kingdom, a robustCrusades armor was paramount. What sort of helmet did they wear? What about greaves? Shields? Vambraces? Let us find out.During the first two Crusades, a knight would be literally covered in mail armor, primarily to protect against the broadsword. While the broadsword was not the sharpest tool in the enemy's armory, its mass and the momentum of the rider in a running horse...

July 1190Richard I of England and Philip II of France began their march towards the Middle East, taking part in the 3rd Crusade launched against the Muslim held "Holy Land". The Seljuk Turks had originally taken Jerusalem and the surrounding cities from the Byzantine Empire. The 1st Crusade had reconquered the "Holy Land" from the Turks. Under the leadership of Sultan Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, Muslim forces retook Jerusalem again....