page_title: Baldenheim
section_title: The Merovingian helmet
hierarchical_section_title: Baldenheim / History / The Merovingian helmet
caption_attribution_description: English: A 6th-century Merovingian helmet kept in the archaeological museum of Strasbourg, France
context_page_description: Baldenheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region of north-eastern France.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baldenheimois or Baldenheimoises.
  The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
context_section_description: In July 1902 Oscar Pfiffer discovered some objects in his field at Lange Gasse. A more thorough search uncovered a ceremonial helmet and other Merovingian objects. A study published in 1907 by R. Henning made Baldenheim the eponymous site for this type of helmet with thirty examples identified at this time.
  The Baldenheim Helmet is now on display at the Museum of Archaeology in Strasbourg.
caption: The Baldenheim Helmet in the Strasbourg Archaeological Museum
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