Despite being extinct for hundreds of years, the horse riding, jousting, sword wielding knights of old are still widely celebrated today. Knights are a popular theme in some of the most famous stories of the ages, including tales like A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, The Once and Future King, and The Sword in the Stone. These tales, while fanciful in nature, relate majesty and valor of these brave souls. The physical appearance of a knight is almost important as their mental fortitude. Knights carried swords, shields, lances, and wore suits of armor that were near impregnable. In fact the suits of armor knights wore were so sturdy that only massive amount of blunt trauma could cause the knight inside damage; slashing and piercing weapons would just glance off the armor. This made knights quite powerful on the battlefield, but because the armor was so heavy, the knights were also quite slow.
When not in armor, knights were guests at the tables of kings and lords, wearing well tailored clothing and medieval cloaks. Knights were the epitome of high class in the days of yore.