[Ansteorra] 15th-century barrel helm

[John Yates]

The 15th century barrel or pot  helm would have been, as I just learned recently myself from posting on the Armour Archive, a 'sport' helm for jousting, rather than for war.

I'll dig out a link that includes description and a couple of pics, and send it to you offlist.


Val


----- Original Message ----
From: Coblaith Muimnech <Coblaith at sbcglobal.net>
To: Inc. Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>; Inc. Heralds List Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA <heralds at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Mon, April 19, 2010 5:34:48 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] 15th-century barrel helm

Could someone describe to me the defining characteristics of a 15th-century barrel helm?  That's listed on the registration form as our default for heraldic achievements <http://herald.ansteorra.org/achievements/Achievementform061002.pdf>, but the returns on a Google search for the "15th century" and "barrel helm" all seem to say things like, "The Barrel Helm was the very large helmet used in 13th century," "The. . .barrel helm, of the High Middle Ages arose in the late twelfth century in the context of the crusades and remained in use until the fourteenth century," and, "Used in the 13th Century, Barrel helms were a necessity for men at arms," and where photos of original or recreated barrel helms are presented, the dates given for them are similar.  So I'm having a little trouble figuring out what a "15th-century barrel helm" looks like.


Coblaith Muimnech
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