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Are there any known examples of continental Saxon helmets? And if not, what would be the most likely helmet types used by them? I'm especially interested in what they would have used during the Saxon Wars (8th century AD), or is that too late for this forum? Other periods would be interesting to hear about as well.
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I think anything outside the context of the Roman army (or classical society) would be outside the context.
So Saxon helmets after the 5th c. would be for another forum I think.
And I doubt that there were 'Saxon' helmets from the continent (or Britain) before the late 6th c.?
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I don't know of any helmet finds that can be attributed to the Saxons, from the Roman Era or beyond. I hoped anyone here would know about that.
Should this topic be removed or would it be okay when the subject is limited to Saxon helmets from the Roman Era?
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That would be a good candidate. I've been told that the Groningen helmet is of Frisian origin, who were neighbours of the Saxons.
@ Nathan: sometimes I wonder whether "barbarians" used Roman equipment more than they used their own. Compared to them, the Romans produced equipment on an almost industrial scale, so there was probably some surplus to buy/trade. And the average Roman soldier was better equipped too, so defeating Romans meant that you could take their nice armour, helmets, swords, etcetera and use it yourself.
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