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The nasal helmet was characterised by the possession of a nose-guard, or "nasal", composed of a single strip of metal that extended down from the skull or browband over the nose to provide facial protection. The helmet appeared throughout Western Europe late in the 9th century, and became the predominant form of head protection, replacing ...
Bascinet without accessories. The bascinet – also bassinet, basinet, or bazineto – was a Medieval European open-faced combat helmet. It evolved from a type of iron or steel skullcap, but had a more pointed apex to the skull, and it extended downwards at the rear and sides to afford protection for the neck. A mail curtain ( aventail or ...
The nasal helmet was characterised by a nose guard, or 'nasal', composed of a single strip of metal that extended down from the skull or browband over the nose to provide partial facial protection. This helmet appeared throughout Western Europe in the late 9th century, and became the predominant form of head protection until the enclosed helmet ...
Mail coif. 13th century separate mail coif from Tofta Church, Gotland. A mail coif is a type of armour which covered the head. A mail coif is a flexible hood of chain mail that extended to cover the throat, neck, and the top part of the shoulders. They were popular with European fighting men of the Middle Ages .
Aventail. Camail with triangle ventail (mail flap) on a bascinet (ca. 1360) at the German Historical Museum. An aventail ( / ˈævənteɪl /) [1] or camail ( / kəˈmeɪl, ˈkæmeɪl /) [2] [3] is a flexible curtain of mail attached to the skull of a helmet that extends to cover at least the neck, but often also the throat and shoulders.
Cervelliere. A cervelliere (cervelière, cervelliera; [ 1] Latin: cervellerium, [ 2] cerebrarium, [ 3] cerebrerium, cerebotarium[ 4]) is a hemispherical, close-fitting [ 5] skull cap of steel or iron. [ 3] It was worn as a helmet during the medieval period and a version known as a secret was worn under felt hats during the Wars of the Three ...
Gorget in a full suit of armour. In the High Middle Ages, when mail was the primary form of metal body armour used in Western Europe, the mail coif protected the neck and lower face. In this period, the term gorget seemingly referred to textile (padded) protection for the neck, often worn over mail. As more plate armour appeared to supplement ...
A bust sits in profile wearing a round helmet emblazoned with a cross with a prominent nasal-guard and a mail coif covering the neck. (1163–1201) Bohemond started immediately after the victory against Kherboga to secure and expand his principality.