knight
A medieval soldier who wears full plate armor and who traditionally fights as cavalry on horseback. Knights were usually of noble birth and were granted the rank of knighthood after an apprenticeship as a squire. They served their lords as elite warriors and in exchange were granted lands and were bound by the code of chivalry.
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Armor
Head
Torso
- breastplate - chest
- cuirass - chest and back
- plackart - stomach
- faulds - waist and hips
- surcoat - outer coat
Arms
- pauldrons - shoulders
- rerebrace - upper arms
- couter - elbows
- rondel - armpit/elbow joints
- vambraces - forearms
- gauntlets - hands
Legs
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中世纪士兵，身穿全板甲，传统上作为骑兵在马背上作战。骑士通常出身贵族，在成为侍从学徒后被授予骑士爵位。他们作为精锐战士为领主服务，作为交换，他们被授予土地并受到骑士精神的约束。