10-27-2007, 10:09 AM
That helmet is certainly not based on the Marathon helmet that is called Persian.
On the second look I realized that the "Khasakh" warrior illustration is most likely mainly based on the Soghdian warrior made by Angus McBride in one of the Osprey books. The mail under the coat style is nearly identical.
The style of the helmet is also similar expect that the Iranic variant is "buegelgelm" the two piece spangenhelm. But the technology of the buegel-/spangenhelm should have been widely adopted by the Altaic people of that time.
On the second look I realized that the "Khasakh" warrior illustration is most likely mainly based on the Soghdian warrior made by Angus McBride in one of the Osprey books. The mail under the coat style is nearly identical.
The style of the helmet is also similar expect that the Iranic variant is "buegelgelm" the two piece spangenhelm. But the technology of the buegel-/spangenhelm should have been widely adopted by the Altaic people of that time.
Bahram Ardavan-Dorood
