Knights of the Middle Ages Knights and foot soldiers had to be strong and good to handle the weapons and armor of the Middle Ages. Bows and arrows and long sticks with a blade on the end were the usual weapons of peasants (foot soldiers.) Knights preferred lances and swords and morning stars. Riding at a full gallop on a hoarse in the battlefield, a knight tried to knock his opponent to the ground with …showed first 75 words of 505 total…

…showed last 75 words of 505 total…The knight's horse also wore armor for protection on top of his head and down his back. Horses used in battle were specially bred to be large and sturdy. It was hard to move wearing a suit of armor, and sometimes it felt as hot as an oven inside. Thrown from his horse, a knight might lie flat on the ground, helpless as a turtle on its back, because of all of the heavy armor.