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the armored boot that walked knights through battlefields and into a Swedish metal band's name
foot armorSteel plates protecting the foot in full plate harness
shape evolvedPointed in the 1400s, broad and blunt by 1500s
band namesakeSwedish metal band sings only of real wars
jointed platesOverlapping lames flexed so wearers could actually walk
status symbolExaggerated points signaled wealth, not battlefield practicality