15 Incredible Ancient Helmets
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Nature has taken care of the natural protection of vital human organs. The role of their natural armor is played by a layer of fat and ribs, while the brain is protected by solid bony plates, the average thickness of which in men is 0.25 inches [6,5 мм], and interestingly, in women, the thickness of these plates is greater - 0.27 inches [7,1 мм]. This is sufficient for the natural hazards that a primate may encounter in life. However, nature didn't anticipate that in the most secure of their organs, ideas would emerge to smelt metal and create weapons capable of effortlessly penetrating that very 0.25 inches of protection.
And throughout history, people have managed to make a lot of crazy and jaw-dropping helmets. What about the ancient helmet made from 140 wild boar tusks? Now we will tell you about this remarkable helmet and more. You will learn why Romans had those gruesome helmets shaped like human faces, which helmet was considered the pinnacle of head protection evolution, and why did everyone hate the Crusaders' helmet.
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That skull one at the end was pretty dope
Thank you :)
the horned Viking helmet trope we know of actually come from 1870s Germans particularly as seen in the operas of Wagner…the horned helmet stuck around despite being an anachronism, dominating Viking images ever since
You might find it interesting to note that some image of illegedly a Vikingr wearing of a Horned helmets come's from a mistranslation found inscription in a Temple in Constantinople.....Were a Viking scratched a picture of a stick figure of a man with a horn coming out of his head.....with the word ALU just below the figure.....With the early archeologist Christian's discrimination of Viking Devil worshipping, because they couldn't read the Runes, translation.
As later was translated the inscription "ALU" to mean Ale..... And the Viking's passion was merely a stick figure of a man drinking from a Horn.
But previous this also helped starting the Myth of Vikings horned helmets
The F-35 helmet is the most incredible.
Must be why there's soo many videos about that as opposed to let say anything medieval or ancient.
Booorriinng!
Waste of tax dollars
No doubt
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Intro countdown with the helmets was really well done CoH!
Thank you 😊
@@call_of_history yeah it was sick
I had always read that the rebellious gladiators that made up the initial core of Spartacus' rebellion discarded their gladiator gear in favor of captured Roman armour as soon as possible as they found wearing it to be humiliating. But who knows for sure?
thanks for finally making this
Great video
Its sunny Sunday.... what better things to do then watch a video about medieval helmets :D
I'm glad I found this channel.
Good work. 👌
Oh and yes on the Spartacus doc.
Thank you:)
Those horned helms are nothing short of what Loki would’ve had in his hat boxes…lol
One of my all time favorites is the Briton/Celtic "Waterloo Bridge" helmet that was found in the river Thames in 1868. It probably played a part in creating the mythical depiction of Vikings in horns. yes, there is no connection between Iron Age Britons and Vikings, but the Victorians were not the most careful historians, lol.
Sadly, its probably a dress/ceremonial piece. That being said there are a good number of artistic depictions of Celts in horned helmets, and other over the top crested, helmed. So, who knows?
I would not want to fight in one though. it rides high enough on the head to lack any protection to the sides of the head, and I could see those fat, almost horizontal horns interfering with my swinging my weapon.
You should do a video about Roman helmets and their evolution. There are so many of them with awesome designs that you could get lost for the endless beautiful designs the Romans once crafted into.
Great idea! Thank you:)
😊 I just subscribed. Find the evolution of helmets and armor and weapons very interesting especially the gladiator ones. I hope you'll be able to get a video on the Spartacus rebellion seen a couple of those versions but the original with Kurt Douglas it's still one of my best description of of the revolts. Hope you make it with enough time to cover as much as you can the aspect of the reasoning and the successes of its men along with the wise and brazen leadership of Spartacus and his men and his men.. thanks again we'll be seeing more of your videos and we'll share them with friends. Good luck and best wishes for a good New Year
Thank you 😊
really intersting mate!!, gotah love the details and artistic value of the helmets!!
This is fantastic! How about ancient helmets from outside Europe/Rome next?
All the artsy kabutos of Japan, the head dresses of Maya and Aztec eagle and jaguar warriors, the oceanian porcupine helmets. Southeast asian helmets and inuit (both in North America ann in sibiria) and Northwestern tribes
Yes, please make a video about Spartacus.
Would have loved a part on Conquistador helmets and evolution. Overall good info
The visors on murmillo/thracian style helmets were comprised of two halves constructed like the cheek protectors on a legionnaire's helmet but enlarged to protect whole face. Like the cheek protectors, the left and right halves of the visor were connected to the helmet by hinges that swung up and to the sides to allow the forehead, nose and chin through as the helmet was lowered onto or lifted off of the head. Because a piece of metal covered each hinge, the two halves of the visor often opened just enough to let the head through. Some modern replicas are made with visors that swing up and to the front, but no specimens of actual murmillo/thracian helmets have been found that open that way.
I like your videos, I'am surprised that you don't have more subscribers😮
I thought the thumbnail was an Elden ring guide
That beginning animation was fire
Thank you!:)
Spartacus is an awesome story.
Still the "viking" helmet with horns is the best for me :D
Boar tusk and leather would probably be surprisingly effective. Iv tried hitting a thick leather peice with a axe and it took me a while to get throw it .but i boiled it 1st idk if thst helps or not but still that would be cool to see a test on it .
Leather is a very durable material if treated correctly, and you are definitely right here. But still, I think this helmet was less effective than the bronze one :)
you’re fighting against bronze swords and spears that were thrusting, it’s protecting against glancing blows which is good enough protection at it is
@@call_of_historyyou ignore the types of weapons: it’s effective against stabbing and glancing blows, it’s not fighting slashes. the enemy isn’t going for the head, it’s going for the arms a d chest
@@call_of_history you have shown that you have zero clue what you are talking about
great stuff 👍
Thank you 😊
You forgot to add the impairment of peripheral vision from the sides, which would be bad for being in the middle of a huge battle. Not being able to see someone coming up on your side while looking forward is a great way to get killed.
I didn't add this because it's a flaw in many helmets. But you are right, it is also a big problem with this helmet too:)
Thank you for using a real voice. I cant take another ai voice over
We don't use AI for our videos, it's terrible. I can’t watch videos using AI, and therefore I don’t want to do this for my viewers 😎
the most interresting story is the one of Spartacus
New mordhau DLC right here fellas
Bro the since the british could not take it to the british museum, they made their own 😭😭😭😭
Finally, someone got my joke😎😅
My favorite helmets on this list are the Vikings helmets with the animal horns.
You mean the ones hat likely never existed outside of Victorian era depictions? 😋
Kidding aside, horned Holmes are cool, though.
Boar wouldn't have been slaughtered to make helmets.
They'd primarily have been killed for their meat, with bone, tusks, ligaments, sinew, skin etc being utilised in whatever way was required at that time.
Maybe do a video about Stone Age warfare?
That's a great idea! Thank you!
Those later medieval helmets need to make there way into games
*I'm looking at you Elden Ring dlc*
Great material! Looks like there is still plenty of designs Elden Ring could implement.
Spartacus theme is great
man the quality of this video is incredible, when i looked at the subscibers i was shocked it wasn't like 300k/400k , keep up the great work man
Thank you 😊
I wouldn’t even think twice. King Henry’s jester helm
Am I crazy or is it "mice-in-ay-in" not "my-sin-e-in"?
I'll tell our announcer to pronounce those words more clearly:)
"no one gave the British one for their museum..."
Lol people don't "give valuable exhibits" to British museums, they just gank em.
By the way, gladiators only fought to injure not to kill
I LIKE SAMURAI HELMET
5:26 looks like the helmet the goliath wears in GORN.
I live near ribchester and have seen it many times
It is amazing
Kingdom come deliverance = The cuman helmets are cool
Kinda makes me wanna see more exploration on helmets on sport and entertainment.
War helmet is interesting and very much could help learn more effective protection, but helmet used in tournament and theatre has more personality.
It's kinda sounds cheesy, but they definitely affects us more subconsciously and inspire many of designer for superhero like Power Rangers and Iron Man.
A history more on utility equipment would also be appreciated.
As one who has worn and fought in many types of medieval helmets I can say that the great helm is not that vad
I agree.
I've tried quick a few and the worst in my personal experience is my pig face (or dog face depending on which source you read) is considerably worse. I feel like I'm smothering in it within a short time, and the very poor visibility gets me "killed" if I make the mistake of taking it into a multi a combatant melee. Its looks damned cool, though!
My biggest issue with the bucket helm is that the flat top and sides tends to catch blows rather than glance them.
Others millage may vary, of course!
Pig face bassinet that is.
Sorry. TH-cam is not allowing me to correct/edit my posts today.
9:39 looks like someone from Flash Gordon
No Sallet? Shame! But the video is great!
If I was taking part in a jousting contest I’d wear 1 of the animal face (wolf most probably) to try putting my opponent off by using intimidation tactics
The cross bar across the Legionary helmet was designed to protect the face not they head, that's what the rest of it is for. Without it someone delivering a slash down on the head would slide down the smooth front and cut the face open, the cross bar deflected the blade.
My Ancient Family were Blacksmiths and made many helmets for theTeutonic Knights of Prussia, as well as the later Huszar Knights of Poland!
The dark souls helmet
The myth of Vikings wearing horned helmets did not originate in 1942.
In 1876 Carl Emil Doepler created horned helmets for a stage production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, and he was likely inspired by the myth circulating over the previous century.
There are artworks from the late 19th and early 20th century showing Vikings wearing horned helmets - all preceding 1942.
Dude what’s the story with that skull faced helmet? That’s the coolest one and it just got a few seconds!!! What’s the story?
This is a German Ritter "savoyard" helmet, also known as Totenkopf (17th century). That's all the information about it, unfortunately😔 But we are planning to make a separate video about helmets, where we will focus primarily on medieval examples! It will be very soon 😉
@@call_of_history Thankyou so much!!! What an incredible design!!!
I’m Spartacus!!
Spartacus!!!!!!!
The drawbacks of the crusader helm only become more painful to think about when you consider that those guys were literally fighting in the arid desert regions of the Levant. I can’t even imagine how much strength and stamina it must’ve took to march and then fight in sweltering heat while wearing a 6-pound metal bucket on your head that you could barely even breathe in. Something tells me that they must’ve been pretty jealous indeed of Muslim soldiers whose helmets only covered the tops of their heads if I remember correctly.
The segment about the bucket helm was mostly false, as Great Helms usually rested upon a smaller helmet. Either a skullcap or a bascinet. You would know if you actually had bought a historically accurate helmet.
I am certainly not an expert in the matter of this helmet, but as far as I know it began rested upon a smaller helmet or batsinert quite late. The earliest examples of this helmet were worn on top of chainmail and a padded coif. In any case, it put a lot of strain on the neck. So I'm not quite sure where I went wrong. Can you write more about it? It's important for us to make the content better for our viewers.
Spartacvs! 💪⚔
ffs this is like a recipe site.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤yes
Idk if you are real or not but you sound kinda like Ai sometimes, fun video
No, we don't use AI in our videos
@@call_of_history ah very cool, nice video team
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Yes im first
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brief stay in Britain 400 years lol
1:18 5500 years ago and those guys aren’t around anymore. Add 55000 years and our Aborigines were navigating across the driest most inhospitable island continent on the planet - and are still here! No cities and not even the wheel! 🇦🇺
Leather helmet.
Still used in first half of wwl.
@@brittakriep2938 So?
@@renaissanceman3264 : I simply wanted to note, that military helmets made of leather had been still used in early 20th century. Also protection helmets of firemen or other civilian people. Thats all.
@@brittakriep2938 And I.
@@brittakriep2938still used in tanks until the 1970s…
imagine how would you look in swimsuit
I think this is ai generated
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Nobody"gave" the British museum any of there exhibits.
"The craftsmanship is so exquisite that it even looks creepy." Horrible script writing.
so this channel is made purely with AI and isn't disclosing this?. Reported.
We don’t use AI
Totally has the feel of it honestly.. ai generated with hired on voice actor. These are a plague to youtube.
I see "bce" and automatically dislike and stop watching
Why do you think it's wrong?
@call_of_history The term is modern trash to change history in favor of woke ideology. What began the common era referred to in "bce"? Commie historians use it to take a woke road that leads back where they started. No offense if you just unknowingly adopted the trend but I view it as ignorance and conformity to the societal bullshit.
@@jhatt25not everyone is a member of your book club 🤷♂️
@@triumph.over.shipwreck What is the event that began the common era?
@@jhatt25 lol side effects of the Roman Empire being poisoned.