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    Posted: 13-Sep-2006 at 23:19
I say the trojans and the Japanese Samurai.Clap
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What kind of question is this? A helmet is not judged by its looks but by its ability or not to keep your melon intact. You should join Vivek Sharma on the "who are the most beautiful and strong people" thread.


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hmm, i can't post pics?

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40149000/jpg/_40149310_brad203.jpg

http://home.gwu.edu/~ehcline/Brad%20Pitt%20in%20Troy.jpg

those are trojan helmets        
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Achilles (Brad Pit for the younger) was Greek (Brad Pit isn't), so he's probably wearing a "Greek" helmet.
 
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Originally posted by Yiannis

Achilles (Brad Pit for the younger) was Greek (Brad Pit isn't), so he's probably wearing a "Greek" helmet.
 
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Yeah, but it is Brad Pitt, so who cares about the helmet? Tongue
 
 
Besides, why is that pic on the Uni of Washington's site?

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Henry III's helmet, made in 1575 and wore during the Wars of Religions ortherwise I'll go for the Japanese armors with Jinbaori.




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Pickelhaube ;)
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Originally posted by konstantinius

What kind of question is this? A helmet is not judged by its looks but by its ability or not to keep your melon intact. You should join Vivek Sharma on the "who are the most beautiful and strong people" thread.


Thanks. Helmets & armours are welcome to my thread as long as what is inside can be seen clearly, specially in case of beautiful !
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Originally posted by konstantinius

What kind of question is this? A helmet is not judged by its looks but by its ability or not to keep your melon intact. You should join Vivek Sharma on the "who are the most beautiful and strong people" thread.


If the question is what helmet was the most beautiful, then yes, in this context it is how you judge the helmet. Historically too, great prestige was attached to beautifully crafted armour, so this is by no means an irrelevant aspect.

Personally I've always been drawn to the look of shiny, heavy cavalry. Especially knights in full Gothic plate, but also Iranian heavy cavalry from the era of the Sassanids onwards, and Mongol heavy cavalry in their lamellar plates.
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In the below link you can see what is the real helmets that weared from the ancient Greeks,plus and one Roman.
 
 
 
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As about those that speaking for the Troy according Hollywood scripts I suggest to go and read the below link
 
 
 
 
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[QUOTE]n the below link you can see what is the real helmets that weared from the ancient Greeks,plus and one Roman.
 
That site looks REALLY unconvincing!
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trojan armors are super cool.
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Originally posted by Batu

trojan armors are super cool.
 
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I would say that 10th-11th century scandinavian helmets looks really great.
 
 
 
 
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i really dig that one!  almost look byzantine with its fine details!
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Pickelhaube
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yes i did
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Gladiators!!!
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Samurai amours; especially thier horns and thier iron mask
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Turkish armour
 
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