Subject: knight
Culture: Plantagenet English
Setting: Welsh, Scottish wars, Britain mid 13th-mid 14thc
Object: helmet
GDFB *
"Armored knight, 1290 ...
... The knight might wear a heavily protective 'barrel' helm like this one,
or he could choose a lighter, more open helmet for easier vision and breathing. ..."
Royal Armouries Museum > Make/Believe *
"Fake 'Crusader' helmet This helmet is a fake.
Gothic romances like Ivanhoe encouraged people to look back to a glorious medieval past -- and buy into it too.
Antique dealer Samuel Pratt sold fake arms and armour as well as genuine pieces to keep up with the public's demand for a piece of history. Thomas Grimshaw and Samuel L. Pratt, English, 19th Century" ...
