01-29-2006, 11:56 AM
Interesting!
Perhaps the reason for late roman helmets to have neck-quards attached by leather straps and hinges is just this reason, freedom of movement looking up and down?
For example Niederbieber-type helmets have very deep bowls at the neck
and this may have indeed restricted the movement of the head, particularly with infantry...
BTW, has anyone opinion about my previous theory that this latest helmet find may actually have it`s huge nasal quard in the right place? Maybe the bowl was made of two parts ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. This would explain also the strange neck-quard; maybe it is the only surviving part of the lower bowl??
Regards,
Perhaps the reason for late roman helmets to have neck-quards attached by leather straps and hinges is just this reason, freedom of movement looking up and down?
For example Niederbieber-type helmets have very deep bowls at the neck
and this may have indeed restricted the movement of the head, particularly with infantry...
BTW, has anyone opinion about my previous theory that this latest helmet find may actually have it`s huge nasal quard in the right place? Maybe the bowl was made of two parts ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. This would explain also the strange neck-quard; maybe it is the only surviving part of the lower bowl??
Regards,
Virilis / Jyrki Halme
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