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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5403986" data-attributes="member: 40177">Well, the weight might not make much of a difference.&nbsp; After all, you're not going to fall any faster, or hit the ground any harder.&nbsp; In fact, the cushioning on the armour might help.&nbsp; After all, there's a reason we armour football and hockey players - I've taken hard falls in hockey gear and barely felt it. As for the sword and shield... I imagine those using such implements would be trained in how to handle them when they fell (ie, make sure you don't stab yourself on the pointy end!).&nbsp; Historically, though, people that fell from the back of their horse would generally not die from the fall - yet would be unable to get up.&nbsp; I've heard stories of knights being knocked from the saddle in full plate, surviving, only to drown in a stream a foot deep because they were unable to raise their heads above the water.Whether that's true or not, I honestly don't know.&nbsp; But I do know full plate is pretty heavy stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 5403986, member: 40177"] Well, the weight might not make much of a difference. After all, you're not going to fall any faster, or hit the ground any harder. In fact, the cushioning on the armour might help. After all, there's a reason we armour football and hockey players - I've taken hard falls in hockey gear and barely felt it. As for the sword and shield... I imagine those using such implements would be trained in how to handle them when they fell (ie, make sure you don't stab yourself on the pointy end!). Historically, though, people that fell from the back of their horse would generally not die from the fall - yet would be unable to get up. I've heard stories of knights being knocked from the saddle in full plate, surviving, only to drown in a stream a foot deep because they were unable to raise their heads above the water. Whether that's true or not, I honestly don't know. But I do know full plate is pretty heavy stuff. [/QUOTE]

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