Medieval helmet from Deutsches Historisches Museum.

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Great Helmet (Haeume)

The Great Helmet is used by knights in most European armies around 1240 and until the end of the 1300s.
Although the great helmet offered far better protection than previous helmets, the helmet had poor view; it was very heavy while it also was quick to overheat. Knights usually had the great helmet over a chainmail coif and sometimes with a skullcap.

Data:

Source type (A):
Archaeological object.
Current location:
Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (Inv.Nr. W 1003).
Place of origin:
Dargin, Koszalinski, West Pomerania, Poland.
Dating:
1250-1300.

Specification:

Height: 30 cm
Width: 19 cm
Length: 24 cm
Weight: 2.260 g

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