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knight's full armour

How much did a knight's armour cost in 1350?

The record: £16 6s 8d, 1374.

About $48,000 in today's gold

8 years of a farm labourer's pay.

All the armour in one knight's inventory, probably mail with plates; the helmet alone was 13s 4d. Source

Who could buy it

The lowest paid on each ladder of 1350 whose pay was enough:

On a day's pay

On a week's pay

On a month's pay

In other words, out of a farm labourer's reach: more than a whole year of his pay.

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