02-12-2014, 02:25 PM
Quote:And other thing worthy of note are their multi colored crests.
Yes, they seem to have separate plumes of a different colour at the front of the crest too - two of them red and two blue/white. The two blueish crests might be metal 'fins', but the red ones are clearly horsehair.
Quote:In my opinion this solves the mystery "carolingian / conquistador"- looking late roman helmets in some depictions!
Ha, I suspect it's not that simple! But who knows...
Nathan Ross