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| Keywords: German - Armor for Fighting on Horseback - Walters 51581.jpg The heavily armored knight of noble birth wielding a 12 foot lance and mounted on a sturdy war-horse was the dominant force on the medieval battlefield from the 9th to the mid 14th century by which time improved weapons and training made the infantry soldiers on foot his equal However mounted armored nobles continued to find an outlet for their energy in jousting tournaments This armor is characteristic of that worn in mid 16th-century Germany but not all the parts are by the same maker The black painted trim and the rope-like edging seen for example around the couters elbow protectors and along the top of the breastplate are typical The lance rest below the right shoulder The closed helmet provides full-face protection and has a movable visor that could be lifted as a demonstration of good will or when there was no danger Many of the names for parts of the armor come from French words for the body parts that they protect such as cuisse thigh gorget throat or gauntlet hand A full suit of armor might weigh 45 to 50 pounds The closed helmet currently displayed with this suit of armor is Walters 51 578 1 ca 1530 1560 Renaissance steel paint leather modern felt; wood steel cm 167 6 accession number 51 581 30640 Henry Walters Baltimore 1921 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1921 place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum Armour in the Walters Art Museum Armour of Germany Renaissance armour German art in the Walters Art Museum 16th-century armour Lance rest | ||||
