Germaanse spangenhelm Henning, 1-1.2 mm Helm accessoires en onderdelen The German Landsknechten were mercenary

The German Landsknechten were mercenary soldiers who took over the role of the Swiss Landsknechten around the end of the fifteenth century

Een ruitvormig patroon is gestempeld in het leer

It is rivetted with round rivets

Een stevig Viking schild gemaakt van hout

the sallet became very popular in Italy

Germaanse spangenhelm Henning, 1-1.2 mm Helm accessoires en onderdelen The German Landsknechten were mercenaryThis helmet is made after Germanic originals that were worn all over Europe at the time of the great Migrations. Germanic tribes like the Goths, Franks, Alamans and Frisians wore helmets like this one. The cheek flaps were a legacy of the Roman galea helmets and earlier cavalry helmets that the Germanic Auxiliae wore in Roman service.