"The 'Guthlac Roll', England, c.1200 " Topic
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Druzhina | 26 Sep 2014 5:47 a.m. PST |
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Captain dEwell | 26 Sep 2014 7:32 a.m. PST |
Of interest, thanks. What is the answer to the helmet question? I guess until a surviving example is uncovered in those 'backward regions' I will plump for the explanation of 'artistic licence'. Thanks for posting Drizhina. |
bsrlee | 26 Sep 2014 10:15 a.m. PST |
More likely,, being c.1200, it is depicting the evolution of helms in the Anglo-Norman empire towards the flat topped helms with a face guard that become common by the 1250's. |
Lewisgunner | 26 Sep 2014 2:28 p.m. PST |
bsrlee is right, these helmets are transitional towards the later flat topped helmets with a more pronounced edge. One wonders whether the drive was constructional, it being easier to cut a circle of steel and then weld a flat strip to it to make the sides than to beat out a dome or half dome or was it defensive in that a right angled rim would stop a sword blow whereas a rounded helmet would deflect a blow, but on to the wearer's shoulders. |
Captain dEwell | 26 Sep 2014 4:26 p.m. PST |
Interesting. Thanks guys. |
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