Armor

Also called body armor, a protective clothing designed to shield the body from cutting edges, projectiles, and other weapons of war. Armor may be divided into three distinct types: first, that composed of layers of fabric, hide, or a combination thereof; second, mail, a flexible armor composed of numerous rings of steel or iron; and third, plate armor made of rigid materials such as horn, wood, or metal.

As early as the eleventh century b.c.e., the Chinese donned thick leather armor—the same type worn by the conquering Mongol hordes in the thirteenth century c.e.. In the West,...

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