This picture shows Andrew and Copper after their victory in the joust at the Royal Armouries Museum at Leeds in Yorkshire.
Andrew is wearing a made to measure suit of armour, it weighs around 5 1/2 stone taking about one year to make. Also Andrew wears underneath the armour an inch thick padded outfit for added protection and comfort.
Andrew has worked as an interpreter here at the Royal Armouries Museum for 10 years, his job, I think is to bring history to life for the museum visitors. I watched him chatting to some small children after the jousting and they really loved to talk to a real knight about his armour, sword and horse.
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4 comments:
I guess wearing all that heavy armor takes some getting used to! That is a fine looking horse.
He's a handsome and brave gent. Must have lots of damsels chasing after him! Handsome photo with the horse!
That's a lovely portrait. Really captured the bond between the two.
Must be a fun job. But on a warm summer day that outfit must feel a bit wrong!
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