crusader helmet with brass visor De kerker or as a decorative piece

or as a decorative piece for your collection

Round bronze beard bead with Viking button motif

one of the most popular types of helmets in the Early Middle Ages

the user could grip the haft just behind the head for woodworking or shaving wood

Vikings were skilled bone workers

crusader helmet with brass visor De kerker or as a decorative pieceThis 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