In Game of Thrones, knights are often depicted with light armor and able to beat other fighters in 5-1 (ish) fights. If that's true, then the skills learned in fighting gave a huge unfair advantage to royalty and nobleman who could afford to learn skilled swordsmanship.
I was wondering if there is a true historical precedent behind that. Were knights able to beat opponents due to better weaponry, armor, or skill. Was it all three or a majority weaponry?
I am curious to know how that happened and how often did knights use other weapons, such as mace's, war hammer's, flail's and so on.
I imagine that in the earlier part of the Middle Ages, the sword was more common, but as armor technology progressed, did the knights also start using mace's and war hammer's more often? Or did they still use mostly the sword?
I realize that this may be an obvious thing for some players, but still...While riding across the Kingdom location in AC1 I noticed that a lot of Templar knights can be spotted from afar, even though you may not see them. The white flag with a cross on it is a visual marker for a Templar. You can see that flag near the road, on the top of several buildings and even on the small ship.
Of course not all 60 Templars have this visual marker but still I think that this is an interesting way to give the player a hint or bait that motivates him to investigate this place and see who's there, especially, if you play without a HUD.
I also liked the design of these Templar locations. Because you can see them in various places and based on these locations imagine the story of knights (Templar with some broken shield or a knight that is guarded by several other swordsmen, hiding in his personal boat with an aforementioned flag)
Is it at all possible to have a decent night sleep in a heavy suit of plate armour? What about other types of armour (mail, plate mail, etc.). Also, how much care did they required (cleaning, oiling, etc.)? Lastly, I found minimal information on boiled leather. Were these widespread? How efficient is a suit of boiled leather versus typical medieval weapons (swords, battle axes, arrows, spears, etc.)?
