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Show here your Celtic warrior impression
So, here are two photos of my "new kit". The Photos are made by siegeniaceltica last Weekend in Bundebach/Germany.

This is my reconstructuion of a nobel Latene A (450-400 BC) Warrior in south-west Germany (ok the lino is after the statues of roque-pertuse France).

Helmet, sword and lance are after findings near Saarbrücken and Trier in South West Germany.

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Quote:Oh! Fancy.... Yelow tunic, deerskin leather shoes, Celto-Iberian Coolus helmet, Roman style mail, good sturdy shield. Just what position in the nobility does your friend happen to be?

Uhummm....

Dear Arthuro,
the helmet isn't actually a Coolus at all (and, anyway... Coolus is not a "Celtiberian Helmet"... AFIK Celtiberians relied rarely on helmets, and most of them where modified Montefortino types without cheekguards), but a Gallo-Italic, an evolution of the Berru helmet, and as you probably can desume from the name, it was concieved by the Gauls in Italy, precisely in the IV B.C.

An helmet quite common in central Europe in the III B.C., quite charachteristic in Cisalpine Gaul for Insubrians and Cenomanes and, in a minor way, for Senones.

This is a Coolus Helmet (precisely a Coolus-Mannheim): [Image: coolus-mannheim.JPG]

This is a Gallo-Italic Helmet: [Image: lot14b.jpg]

They are quite different.

Also, I don't see a particular "Roman" style on the chain mail... we have celtic armors with varoius kind of humeralia (doublers): straight, as the one depicted in Athena Nikhephoros', or oblique, as the one on various statues in gaul....

Actually, the only "foreing" element in the impression is the greave on the left leg, but it was used on purpose, for the strong tights between Cenomanes and Romans (lots of Cenomanes fougt as Roman allies during the republican period, and were the only Cisalpine Gauls that remained faithful tho Rome during Hannibal's invasion: Livy wrote about the Cenomanes tribe "ea sola in fide manserat Gallica gens")

About the tunic, that kind of strong yellow can be obtaind using broom (Genista tinctoria), a plant that was used for dyeing early in Europe.

For the shoes I cannot say If they are in deerskin or not... I'll ask to my friend Andrea "Agorix" (actually the guy in the impression)... but, however, is that important?
Gioal Canestrelli "Caturix"

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Really WONDERFUL impression, Patrick!!!
Gioal Canestrelli "Caturix"

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:oops: I'm a little rusty on early helmet identification, give me a late roman helm and I could tell you what it was in a snap. But early helms... Well...
Nicholas
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Yes, my knowledge of early helmets is very rusty (no pun intended!).
Paul Elliott

Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294

Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.
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Celtic shieldwall/phalanx (my lads are the ones with the green shield)

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Gioal Canestrelli "Caturix"

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NICE! Tell them to stop smiling though.

Scream and shout!
Paul Elliott

Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294

Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.
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You're right ;-) )

Actually that was an "out of program" and we where preparing a prank to our roman friends...
Gioal Canestrelli "Caturix"

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Great photos: thanks for sharing
Visit my Website at
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These impressions look great, everyone! Very insipirational. Caturix, I was just curious how your feathers were fastened to your helm? And what kind are they?
Todd Franks

"The whole race is madly fond of war, high spirited and quick to battle, but otherwise straightforward and not of evil character." - Strabo on the Celts
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Caturix:2nh2wcpv Wrote:[Image: vg7sox.jpg]
These impressions look great, everyone! Very insipirational. Caturix, I was just curious how your feathers were fastened to your helm? And what kind are they?

Dear Brennus,
I'm Agorix, the guy of the photo that you see!

Thanks for all! The feathers is of pheasant! They are fastened by two bronze studs similar to a tipe that are in a gallo-italic helm found at Vallesella, in the north of Italy!
Andrea Spigolon

Agorix, Vergobret of Suliis As Torc, Teuta Kenomanes Viketienses, italian celtic re-enactment
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After the battle ... Smile )
Paul Elliott

Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294

Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.
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Nice trophy Paul! I love your torc too by the way 8)
Todd Franks

"The whole race is madly fond of war, high spirited and quick to battle, but otherwise straightforward and not of evil character." - Strabo on the Celts
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Hello!
It is great forum here Smile
Here is my first posting: my photos of our latest event in Stoeffling, Bavaria:
http://s1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409...FLING2011/

I am celtic reenactor of the 1. St. BC from Slovenia and my focus are archaeol. artifacts from our graves near town Novo mesto - famous settelment of the iron age culture.

But i would like to share with you my new replicas of my new performance, the end of the la Tenne III, German-chronology Lt D2, ab. year 20 BC:

[Image: VERDUN_GR37_FIEBEL1.jpg]

and this are my fibulas of the 1. St. BC:

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j409...FIEBEL.jpg

Sorry for my bad english, hope you understand me.

Joze
I like LH
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http://www.kelten.biz/ (my HP on German)
http://www.kelti-living-history.com/ (my HP on Slovenian)
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Very nice work. Very attractive!
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)

Saepe veritas est dura.
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