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I Want To Be a 13th Century English Knight
Sir William:
Not to mention, that is a nice helm Belemrys, but it is SCA style so it wouldn't suit for LH. I'm inclined more toward the Dargen helm because I just like the lines- and I think Sir Edward's got one and its a real dandy; that it's LH snuff is perfect.
Don Jorge:
Oh don't get me wrong no need for heavy helmet if you arent going to fight in it..and it generally looks a lot nicer when made for LH and not munitions...
Mike W.:
Another source you may wish peruse through for valuable info is the Maciejowski Bible. It's got great depictions of 13th century knights, armor, and soft kits.
Sir Nate:
Another sword that's an albion, and slit cheaper is the squire a single handed sword.
--- Quote from: Ian on 2014-02-07, 20:01:36 ---Off the top of my head, the helm Belemrys linked is too early for the impression you're after Sir William. A sugarloaf or dargen style helm would be appropriate. And yes, the Royal Oak Armoury version of the Dargen or Madeln helm are both appropriate and both up to LH snuff.
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Do you think sugar loaf might be ok, say kings crusade era? Just early 13th in general.
Sir Edward:
Sugarloafs are decidedly late 13th. At the start of the 13th, it was conical/nasal helms, plus flat-top "cap" style helms. Those evolved to have faceplates, but were still open at the sides and back. By the middle of the century, the early types of great helms took over (Mac Bible, for instance). Around the 1270s or so, the more "modern" great helms took over, and shortly after the sugarloafs came on the scene. What's interesting to note is that the sugarloafs appear to be almost like a fad, because the regular great helms stuck around longer, well into the 14th, evolving into the dome-topped great helms that were worn over an inner steel arming cap.
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