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Re: Viking Hats
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 18 Feb 2000 00:33:55 GMT
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> The Viking helmets I've seen were most like the classic Castle 'vader'
> helmets,
> conical and with a 'nasal' to protect the face, although without the 'flare'.
> I think those are the ones you were referring to...
Removing the 'flare' from a 'vader' helm would make an acceptable nasal helm,
much like those used by Vikings and Normans alike. Normans would often wear a
mail coif underneath this helm to protect their necks, shoulders, and all of
their head except the face.
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| (...) The much reviled bat-wing helmet isn't too far off of some viking helmets if you slice off the bat wings. I intend to perform some further surgery on a few of these to see what I can come up with. Bruce (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Doesn't the flare represent mail? I've always thought so, and it could be argued that it does so on the new kettle helms, too... Dave! (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Eric, you are completely right. No horns on Viking helmets, historically speaking. The Celts, on the other hand, sometimes did have horns. The Viking helmets I've seen were most like the classic Castle 'vader' helmets, conical and with a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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