What is the best armor and weapon in the middle ages?

Answer 1

In the Middle Ages, weapons were very personal, and choosing the ideal weapon depended on the individual. The best was what that person wanted most, which might have been a sword or lance, or it might have been a mace, pick, or war hammer.

The best armor depended on the circumstances too. It is usually thought that plate armor was best, and it may have been for the types of combat that were done in Western Europe of the Middle Ages, but many people preferred not to use it as it restricted action too much. The Moors, for example, were always lightly armored because they wanted to be able to move quickly.