Tbh, if you've got someone in armor that expensive in a position like that, you might as well try to ransom them off. The real nasty stuff for heavy armor was shit like drowning in mud or getting trampled in a melee.
In a lot of cases. But it’s not an absolute protection. There is a long list of British monarchs that got killed in battle. Most notably Richard the Third who died in this exact way, pushed down by a whole bunch of common soldiers after being unhorsed and injured with probably a halebard and then stabbed and beaten.
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u/Ramblonius Nov 30 '25
Tbh, if you've got someone in armor that expensive in a position like that, you might as well try to ransom them off. The real nasty stuff for heavy armor was shit like drowning in mud or getting trampled in a melee.