Aknight in around 1250

Towards the end of this period knights were dressed as is this figure here. The mail is now a tight-fitting suit that includes boots and gauntlets. The helmet is smooth and rounded to deflect blows and has a visor over the face that can be lifted up to make breathing easier when not in actual combat. The oblong pennant on the lance shows that this man is a "knight-banneret", that is a knight who has been given permission by his lord to carry this sort of a decoration. Such permission was usually won by a feat of valour in battle and gave the knight prestige among his fellows.