This giveaway sponsored by our dear member @Dominicanoed. So don't thank me, I am merely responsible for the fun fact below:

As armor evolved from mail to full plate between the 11th and 15th centuries, knights adapted by carrying multiple weapons, shifting from cutting blades to armor-defeating arms such as maces, war hammers, poleaxes, flanged clubs, and bec de corbins when swords alone were ineffective.