28:
94:. Exhibiting hardly any decoration other than a speculative exterior leather covering, this was a utilitarian fighting helmet. It was simply and sturdily designed out of eight pieces of riveted iron, and its only decorative elements were paired with functional uses. The helmet's plainness belies its significance; helmets were rare in Anglo-Saxon England, and appear to have been limited to the higher classes. (
130:
151:
107:
17:
137:
144:
27:
83:
67:
55:
75:
71:
113:
96:
35:
79:
59:
51:
63:
43:
90:
style rather than the contemporaneous
Northern crested style used in England and
91:
119:
47:
87:
54:
in southern
England. It was one of the grave goods of a high-status
66:. One of only six known Anglo-Saxon helmets, alongside those from
86:, it is the sole example to derive from the continental
58:, and was found with other objects such as a
18:Knowledge (XXG):Today's featured article
8:
108:2017–18 Bergen County eruv controversy
7:
24:
26:
1:
170:
145:More featured articles
103:Recently featured:
56:Anglo-Saxon warrior
42:is a sixth-century
46:helmet found near
40:(replica pictured)
161:
114:Suillus spraguei
30:
169:
168:
164:
163:
162:
160:
159:
158:
157:
125:
124:
97:Full article...
36:Shorwell helmet
31:
22:
21:
20:
12:
11:
5:
167:
165:
156:
155:
148:
141:
134:
126:
123:
122:
117:
110:
104:
102:
60:pattern-welded
25:
23:
15:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
166:
154:
153:
149:
147:
146:
142:
140:
139:
135:
133:
132:
128:
127:
121:
118:
116:
115:
111:
109:
106:
105:
101:
99:
98:
93:
89:
85:
84:Staffordshire
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
52:Isle of Wight
49:
45:
41:
38:
37:
29:
19:
150:
143:
136:
129:
112:
95:
68:Benty Grange
64:hanging bowl
39:
34:
32:
92:Scandinavia
44:Anglo-Saxon
76:Coppergate
72:Sutton Hoo
62:sword and
120:Megalodon
80:Wollaston
138:By email
88:Frankish
48:Shorwell
131:Archive
50:on the
82:, and
152:About
16:<
33:The
100:)
78:,
74:,
70:,
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.