Embossed armour

Embossed armour represents the pinnacle of the metalworker's art in armour. Unfortunately, the decoration significantly weakens the armour's defensive properties - both by thinning the metal and by providing edges that an attacking weapon could catch on, rather than glancing off. To borrow a quotation from a much later period, "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre." [It is magnificent, but it is not war.]

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