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How Did Armor Protect Knights?

What makes a helmet so strong and durable? Learn the tricks of the trade behind knights’ shining armor.
This video is part of MetKids Microscope, a series that explores the science behind the art at The Met.

What is it that makes armor so strong and durable? Is it the material, design, or the craftsmanship of skilled armor smiths? How about all three! Learn about the design principles behind the sturdy armor that helped save knights’ lives.

Next, learn how to create your armor at home using everyday materials!

MetKids is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.


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Director/Writer/Producer: Emma Vecchione
Producer: Rachel Smith
Head of Marketing and Digital Content: Gretchen Scott
Senior Content Strategist: Joan Thompson
Senior Manager of Media Production: Skyla Choi

Animation Direction: Lisa LaBracio
Stop Motion Animation: Lisa LaBracio
Infomercial Animation: Arnesh Kundu
2D Character Design and Animation: Mia Incantalupo
Paper Engineering: J.G. Rives
Background Art and Illustrations: Tara Sunil Thomas

Narrators: Rachel Smith, Ted Hunter
Episode Consultant: Ted Hunter
Education Consultant: Jamie Song

Original Music: Austin Fisher
Sound Mix: Dave Raymond

Fact-Checking: Maura Fox
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Armor, Steel, leather, German, Nuremberg
German, Nuremberg
ca. 1520 and later
(Liber chronicarum) Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi, Hartmann Schedel  German, Letterpress with woodcut illustrations
Multiple artists/makers
July 12, 1493
Sallet of Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519), Lorenz Helmschmid  German, Steel, copper alloy, gold, German, Augsburg
Armorer Attributed to Lorenz Helmschmid
ca. 1490–95
War Hammer, Steel, wood, German
German
mid-16th century
Pollaxe, Steel, brass, wood, probably French
probably French
ca. 1480
Helm for the Joust of Peace (<i>Stechhelm</i>), Steel, copper alloy, German, probably Nuremberg
German, probably Nuremberg
ca. 1500
Cuirass and Tassets (Torso and Hip Defense), Kolman Helmschmid  German, Steel, leather, German, Augsburg
Armorer Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid
Decorator Etching attributed to Daniel Hopfer
ca. 1510–20
Elements of an Italian Light-Cavalry Armor <i>alla Tedesca</i> (in the German Fashion), Steel, gold, copper alloy, leather, Italian, Milan
Italian, Milan
ca. 1510