Cursed Lands

Probably, to strengthen the Knight in Cania, he took away his armor... I also borrowed it from him, but I acted nobly and gave him my steel one in return.

Moreover, it's no longer needed. Armor with a strength bonus, a spear with a weakness penalty, wands with healing, and so on. This is a classic. The only thing I regret is that you can't kill the cave harpy; she's a nasty one. And she's the only one in the game that survives, which is annoying.