Kruisvaardershelm met messingen visier, 1.6 mm Saxen - messen - dolken Bags like this were worn

Bags like this were worn by Viking and other early medievel people in North and Central Europe

and in Italian 15th-century paintings

giving it its characteristic appearance with all rows of plates elegantly visible on the outside

the cabasset developed in Spain

A life-threatening work

Kruisvaardershelm met messingen visier, 1.6 mm Saxen - messen - dolken Bags like this were wornThis type of great helm appeared in the mid 13th century. The advantage of this development was that the great helm now protected not only the head but also parts of the neck. This type of helmet was cylindrical with a flat top and was worn by the European knightly class until the early 14th century. This helmet is based on an illustration of the Templars. The poor knights of Christ were established to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. Over