[ANSTHRLD] 15th-century barrel helm
John
iaenmor at swbell.net
Mon Apr 19 15:42:10 PDT 2010
Something tells it is actually a Frogmouth helmet. Is something like
this. http://www.flickr.com/photos/historicalsolutions/2340636542/
Iaen
Coblaith Muimnech wrote:
> 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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