Sir Galahad and the Somali pirates
The armour worn by medieval knights was made obsolete by the invention of more efficient ways of killing people. But the basic idea underlying it – protecting fragile human flesh in warfare – is still very much alive. One company that has taken modern-day body armour technology to new heights is VestGuard UK, some of whose products are now part of the arsenal against Somali pirates. Sir Galahad himself, the greatest of the knights of the Round Table, might don a Vestguard vest if he were sailing today through the Gulf of Aden in search of the Holy Grail. (more…)
