Plate Armor
Full suits of articulated steel plate offering superior protection against a variety of weapons, made possible by advanced forging techniques and blast furnaces.
Core metadata
- ID: plate_armor
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 1420 (decade)
- Region: Western and Central Europe
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Advanced Metallurgy (Medieval) (advanced_metallurgy_medieval)
- Blast Furnace (blast_furnace)
- Chainmail Armor Smithing (chainmail_armor_smithing)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Fashion in European Armor, 1400-1500 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004, museum) • Supports: node
Locator: The Met states that by about 1420 full plate armor enclosing almost the whole body had been achieved in Europe.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 0
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Furnace (blast_furnace) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Blast Furnace provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Advanced Metallurgy (Medieval) (advanced_metallurgy_medieval) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Advanced Metallurgy (Medieval) provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Chainmail Armor Smithing (chainmail_armor_smithing) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Chainmail Armor Smithing provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
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