Talk:Great helm

message: Compared to other medieval helmets, and other period armour in general, the weight of the Great Helm, stated in this article, seems incredible. It's safe to assume the weight of those helmets varied a lot but the article states they often weighed as much as 40 to 50 pounds. There may be an explanation, such as equipment normally considered necessary for wearing a Great Helm being included in the weight. Comparatively, the figure still seems very high.
Karlgun 04:09, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: 40 to 50 lb is bullshit. Divide that number in ten, and you get to the weight of a modern re-enactment combat great helm. Great helms have been used in the Society for Creative Anachronism for almost 40 years in both tournament and field combat, and the modern re-enactment helms are actually made from heavier steel than the surviving period examples. Simply because the modern re-enactment combat just cannot afford any fatalities. I've owned one and fought in it almost weekly since 1992, so I presume I know by experience what I am talking about. Mine weighs 2.5 kg (5 lb) with padding. It is by no means anyhow cumbersome or uncomfortable to wear - its biggest drawback is poor ventilation. After two hours of field combat on a sunny summer day leaves you a bit dehydrated and a lot sweatty.62.237.141.27 (talk) 20:42, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weight 

message: There was substantial amounts of un-cited information dealing with the use of the Great helm by Reenactors, I created this new section in order to distinguish between the historical information from what appears to be personal experience or information based on percieved trends. Though I am unsure if this information belongs in the article, I think if it does stay it needs to be substantially separated.
Also the statement about the helmet being light even though it is made of thicker steel, probably is a result of the type of modern steel processing. Contemporary steel is substantially lighter and stronger then pre-modern steel. I don't think this is proper justification for this argument by any means. 
SADADS (talk) 16:06, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use by Contemporary Reenactors 

message: There is a popular image of the Teutonic knights wearing big winged greathelms yet I can't seem to find any evidence of such helmets actually being used in battle. Contemporary battle depictions don't seem to show such helmet styles and the only real helmets with crests I can find are either decorative tournament helmets or funeral helmets.
What's the state of knowledge about helmets with crests in actual battle?--MacX85 (talk) 06:48, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greathelm Crests in Battle 

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