A faceplate & chest plate.
I would assume protects you when jousting.
A jousting run is two knight separated by a wall with a knight on each end. They ride towards each other to tap the armor or unhorse the opposite rider. Where the hit on the armor is located determines who gets a point or not. Getting unhorsed the rider still on the horse wins. They wear a helmet and armor while jousting.
Jousting is a sport in which two people try to knock each other off horses. Jousting began in the mid-eleventh century.
hiding from a bullet from a sward used in war and jousting
The lance was a jousting weapon used by knights. It is spear-like weapon designed to be used while mounted. It was commonly equipped with a small circular plate called a vamplate, which prevented the hand from sliding up the shaft upon impact.
Knights did not won their armors in tournaments, they bought them, maybe with the gold won in tournament.
The horses used are mainly draft types and draft type crosses.
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~ It took a knight about 30 minutes to get dissed into their full armour for jousting. ~ Knights met at about 60mph when jousting on horses. ~ Their armour weighed 20kg. ~ They had spiral stairs so that it was hard for the knights to get up in heavy armour and a heavy sword and shield whist fighting. ~ loldogs, ~ ;)
People rode horses long before there was metal armor.
That competition is called jousting. The knights use lances to try to knock each other off their horses while riding towards each other at high speeds. It was a popular medieval sport and a symbol of chivalry and prowess.