Le Morte d’Arthur, Malory’s 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legend, is thought to reflect the armour and chivalric culture of Malory’s own era rather than the earlier, semi-legendary period the stories are set in — meaning the knightly harness most associated with Lancelot in popular imagination is genuinely a 15th and 16th century form. This reproduction recreates that period’s fully articulated plate harness in steel, built with adjustable leather straps for real wearability across a range of average adult builds, rather than as a rigid one-size display shell. It comes complete with a steel stand and wooden base for display.
Sir Lancelot-Style Wearable Armour, with Stand
This wearable suit of armour takes its inspiration from the knightly harness of the 15th and 16th centuries, the period Sir Thomas Malory is thought to have drawn on when writing Le Morte d’Arthur, his account of Lancelot and the Round Table. Fully articulated and constructed from steel with adjustable leather straps, it is designed to actually be worn rather than serve purely as static display. Ideally suited to a wearer of average build, roughly 5’10” to 6’2″ tall, it comes complete with its own steel stand and wooden base for display between wearings.
- Material: Steel with adjustable leather straps
- Fit: Average build, approx. 5’10” – 6’2″
- Includes: Steel display stand, wooden base
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