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Raino S
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i've been doing som research on the spangenhelmet, specificaly the ones of this type:
i've been searching the internet for archeological finds of these helmets, but i've got nothing.
the only places i've seen this type of helmet, is on the bayeux tapestry.
is there any archeological finds of these helmets?
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Sam Gordon Campbell
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The only one I know of is the wenceslas helmet, though it's made from a single piece.
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Chad Arnow
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| Sam Gordon Campbell wrote: | | The only one I know of is the wenceslas helmet, though it's made from a single piece. |
Then it's not a spangenhelm.  Spangenhelms, by definition, are made up of more than one plate. The Wenceslas helm is a conical helmet of a type often called 'Norman' (though they aren't all Norman by any means).
Raino,
There are existing helms of this type. A google image search (images.google.com) will find you some, plus a bunch of photos of reproductions.
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Raino S
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Raino S
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hmm, finally found something:
http://curiavitkov.cz/valka21.html
a late spangenhelm was found in a park in the czech republic.
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Maurizio D'Angelo
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common element as it has already said Chad were the sectors
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Roman helmet called Der-El Medineh, six conical sectors held by rivets rounded, had protection for the nose, neck and ears.
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The original is in Cairo, the Egyptian Museum, can probably be dated between the 4th and 5th centuries
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type-Spangenhelmen Baldenheim comes from the Germanic tribe Gepids depicted in the first part of the sixth century, this was allocated in the area of Belgrade.
The type-Spangenhelmen Baldenheim shown is derived from the Germanic tribes Gepids
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Perhaps the most famous Spangenhelmen
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Raino S
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| Maurizio D'Angelo wrote: | | Perhaps the most famous Spangenhelmen |
they are all from the 6th century. i'm looking for the later variants. possibly from 8-11th century.
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Maurizio D'Angelo
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I guess you need a helmet Norman
In this case, has already responded, Chad.
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Stephen Curtin
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I have been wondering lately, why were the cheek and neck guards of early spangenhelm not present on later examples?
I know that there are many examples of earlier spangenhelm and only example from the viking period, but what other evidence is there to show that cheek and neck guards were not present on later helmets
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Raino S
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| Stephen Curtin wrote: | I have been wondering lately, why were the cheek and neck guards of early spangenhelm not present on later examples?
I know that there are many examples of earlier spangenhelm and only example from the viking period, but what other evidence is there to show that cheek and neck guards were not present on later helmets |
pictorial evidence from works such as the bayeux tapestry.
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Chad Arnow
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That doesn't appear to be a spangenhelm at all. "Spangen" means something like "plates" so the helm must be made of multiple plates to be a spangenhelm. Most (not all) spangenhelms have the plates riveted to a frame of some sort. I do know of one example without a frame, where the plates are riveted to each other.
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Jean Thibodeau
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Nasal helms are at times spangenhelms but at other times raised in one piece with the nasal being either part of the raised plate or a separate piece: In general look the " Norman " nasal helms tend to be called spangenhelm by error as Chad mentioned.
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Raino S
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| Chad Arnow wrote: |
That doesn't appear to be a spangenhelm at all. "Spangen" means something like "plates" so the helm must be made of multiple plates to be a spangenhelm. Most (not all) spangenhelms have the plates riveted to a frame of some sort. I do know of one example without a frame, where the plates are riveted to each other. |
i was thinking about this helm:
but on second look, it only has a single band running from front to back, making it a "bandhelme"
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Raino S
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here, i made another picture:
segmented helms has been found. bandhelme has been found.
has there ever been found a norman nasal spangenhelm though?
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Chad Arnow
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I've never heard of a bandehelm. That's a new term for me. It just looks like a spangehelm with a less involved frame. Since it's still made up of pieces, "spangenhelm" is still an appropriate term, right?
Most spangenhelms seem to date from earlier than the centuries you're looking for. But here is one dated 8th-10th century. As of the late 1970s, it was on loan to the Tower of London from the Liverpool Museum.
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Patrick Kelly
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Here's an old photo of one, provence unknown.
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Raino S
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | I've never heard of a bandehelm. That's a new term for me. It just looks like a spangehelm with a less involved frame. Since it's still made up of pieces, "spangenhelm" is still an appropriate term, right?
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"spangen" specifically refer to the metal strip framework that the helmet plates are bolted onto.
the picture you posted is of a segmented helm, where the helmet plates are bolted directly together, without any "spangens".
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Raino S
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| Patrick Kelly wrote: | | Here's an old photo of one, provence unknown. |
thanks, thats exactly what i was looking for.
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Chad Arnow
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| Raino S wrote: | "spangen" specifically refer to the metal strip framework that the helmet plates are bolted onto.
the picture you posted is of a segmented helm, where the helmet plates are bolted directly together, without any "spangens". |
Please know that your definition is not the only one out there and a number of people may not agree with it. David Edge and John Miles Paddock say this about the spangenhelm in Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight:
In their glossary, they define a spangenhelm as:
| Quote: | | A modern German term describing conical helmets constructed of a number of segments riveted together; descended from Late Roman prototypes. |
In the text of the book, they state:
| Quote: | | The Spangenhelm was at first constructed of three pieces, consisting of two half skulls riveted to a central comb, but later examples consisted of an iron framework of ribs extending from a brow band converging at the apex of the helmet. |
So the first sentence describes what you call a bandhelme.
Many (most) people and publications I know of use the term spangenhelm to cover the family of helms that includes your bandhelme, spangenhelm, and segmented helm. That's why you're getting pictures of things you're not expecting.
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Raino S
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | | Raino S wrote: | "spangen" specifically refer to the metal strip framework that the helmet plates are bolted onto.
the picture you posted is of a segmented helm, where the helmet plates are bolted directly together, without any "spangens". |
Please know that your definition is not the only one out there and a number of people may not agree with it. David Edge and John Miles Paddock say this about the spangenhelm in Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight:
In their glossary, they define a spangenhelm as:
| Quote: | | A modern German term describing conical helmets constructed of a number of segments riveted together; descended from Late Roman prototypes. |
In the text of the book, they state:
| Quote: | | The Spangenhelm was at first constructed of three pieces, consisting of two half skulls riveted to a central comb, but later examples consisted of an iron framework of ribs extending from a brow band converging at the apex of the helmet. |
So the first sentence describes what you call a bandhelme.
Many (most) people and publications I know of use the term spangenhelm to cover the family of helms that includes your bandhelme, spangenhelm, and segmented helm. That's why you're getting pictures of things you're not expecting. |
ok. i picked the bandhelme term up from hermann historica, and a book also mentioned bandhelme.
it seems to be used by roman era historians to distinguish the germannic spangenhelme with multiple metal strips, from a roman spangenhelm with a single metal strip.
i think its a nice way to distinguish the different variations of segmented helms.
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