The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords.

In a clever campaign from The National Cyber Security Centre, a small business owner transforms into an silver-clad knight to protect herself against cyber-crimes.

Knights of this era rarely encountered firearms ... There are a lot of pieces of field armour from the 16th and 17th centuries, both infantry and cavalry, that seem to have been successful ...

Like all good gaming secrets, the Death Knight armor in Avowed is hidden in a cave behind a waterfall aptly named “Waterfall Cave.” It’s not as simple as waltzing straight in, though ...

But even if knights' encounters with firearms were uncommon, medieval armor may have offered some protection against a bullet. "The Late Medieval-Early Modern Era, from around 1380 to about 1600 ...