Medieval Armor Helmet, Templar Armor Head by MARTO 905.2 945.2

Templar Armor Head of MARTO

The great helmet or heaume, also called bucket helmet or barrel helmet, is a type of helmet from the Early Middle Ages, which emerged in the late 12th century, in the context of the Crusades and remained in use until the 14th century. It was used by knights and heavy infantry in most European armies (1220 and 1540 AD).

In its simplest form, the greathelm was a flat-topped cylinder of steel that completely covered the head. It had tiny openings for the eyes and mouth.

Years later, the top evolved into a conical shape and gave rise to the 'Sugarloaf helmet'. In Spanish it was called the yelmo de Zaragoza, in reference to the city where they were first introduced to the Iberian Peninsula. It was later used in the Reconquista and there is evidence of them in the Conquest of Mallorca.

Although the greathelm offered superior protection to earlier helmets such as the nasalhelm and spangenhelm, the knight's peripheral vision was limited, it was heavier, and its flat-topped shape with no vents provided little ventilation and they overheated quickly in hot weather.

Knights usually wore the great helmet over a wimple (hood) sometimes combined with a tight-fitting iron cap known as a cervelliere.

The great helm was often blackened, lacquered or painted, and adorned with:

• Crosses and Symbols (ventilation zones)

• Horizontal and vertical crosses (viewfinder)

• Crowns, feathers, plumes (as in the helmets belonging to the Military Orders).

Templar Armor Head,

• Handmade, one by one, by MARTO's master craftsmen.

• Templar model.

• Natural Size: 35 cm

• Golden Templar cross in the center.

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