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Want to feel like an ancient hero? Worried about devilish assassins? Thankfully, even today there’s a solution from the medieval times that can help. Wearing leather armor was a common practice for men of status and warfare in the Middle Ages, from the 8th to the 15th centuries. Often times, the political agendas of feuding European and Asian lords required that there be some practical protection from common threats. A disgruntled soldier might end his lord's career, if he did not properly cloth

During medieval times of combat, heavy metal armor was the ideal form of protection for warriors and soldiers. Of course not everyone could afford a full suite of plate to wear in battle. The heaviest armors were generally worn by mounted knights while common infantry typically made do with chainmail or sometimes even hardened leather. Still, if a soldier was wearing metal armor of any kind then their gear usually included sets of padded protectors.Despite the name, padded protectors weren't des