Saturday, July 25, 2009
Medieval Mail
Is it just me, or has anyone noticed that armor simply doesn't appear to have functioned? I mean, in the first 45 minutes of Braveheart, Wallace cuts a man's leg off (which is armored) and buries a sword in a man's stomach (which is armored). I know that's just a movie, and a very gory one at that, but movie or not, that's a ridiculous detail to overlook. If armor didn't work, then why did they wear it? And if armor did work, why hasn't it ever been shown? There's something to think about...
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You have to take into consideration that Braveheart features several massive battles. They've chosen to display specific scenes during the battle on camera. So in reality, that armor could've prevented a lot of injuries already... getting worn down to the point where a [very sharp] sword could pierce it.
ReplyDeleteI'm speaking specifically of the first hour when he's killing people to get revenge for is wife. Those guys haven't been fighting and their armor appeared much newer than the armor in the big battles.
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