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Re: New helmet and Era.
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 27 Dec 1999 09:01:31 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Doyle G. Nelson writes:
> > Hello,
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> > I have heard a lot of people say that the new lego helmet is more 15th - 16th
> > centu ry than earlier periods. The Helmets name escapes me for now, but it
> > was used in the 13th century a lot as one of the main style of helms besides
> > the norman and great helm. I know it was used a lot in Henry 8 day, but it is
> > perfectly suitable for the 1200's period. Though I don't think I would use it
> > in an earlier peiod than that.
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> The Kettle hat, or Kettle helm, or Ketyl(l) hat/helm, or chapelle-de-fer
> originated around 1200 give or take a few years, as you note. No doubt there
> are further names for it, those are just the ones I'm familair with. They
> seem to have remained popular throughout the remainder of the medieval period
Heck, I know people who still wear them. :)
Of course, I'm weird and in the SCA, so that might account for it...
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) Not in combat, I hope! That wide dinnerplate of a helm would be both a wonderful mace-lander as well as a great funnel for catching rattan upper-cuts! Dave! (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) The Kettle hat, or Kettle helm, or Ketyl(l) hat/helm, or chapelle-de-fer originated around 1200 give or take a few years, as you note. No doubt there are further names for it, those are just the ones I'm familair with. They seem to have (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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