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Pith helmet – for use in tropical regions; the American fiber helmet is a version of it; Pork pie hat; Shovel hat; Sidara – national Iraqi headgear; Shtreimel; Sombrero; Spodik; Keffiyah or sudra; Papal tiara – a hat traditionally worn by the Pope, which has been abandoned in recent decades, in favor of the mitre
Close fitting helmet with a characteristic Y- or T-shaped slit for vision and breathing, reminiscent of ancient Greek helmets Armet: 15th: A bowl helmet that encloses the entire head with the use of hinged cheek plates that fold backwards. A gorget was attached and a comb may be present. May also have a rondel at the rear. Later armets have a ...
Dietrich von Bern's shining helmet. In the Þidreks saga, it was taken by Dietrich from the giants Hilldur and Grímur. In the Eckenlied, it is replaced with Ecke's armor, called "the new Hildegrim". [21] Hildisvíni Old Norse: Hildisvíni or Hildigǫlt: The name of the helmet Hildisvíni means "battle-swine", [22] and Hildigǫlt means "battle ...
A rounded rigid helmet with a small brim predominantly used in workplace environments, such as construction sites, to protect the head from injury by falling objects, debris and bad weather. Hardee hat: Also known as the 1858 Dress Hat. Regulation hat for Union soldiers during the American Civil War. Hennin: A woman's hat of the Middle Ages. [36]
Galatine, the name of the sword given to Sir Gawain by the Lady of the Lake. Grail Sword, a cracked holy sword which Sir Percival bonded back together, though the crack remained. Morddure, Arthur's sword crafted by Merlin in The Faerie Queene; "neither steele, nor stone" could fend its attack. (Renaissance fiction)
'Spectra' is a brand-name of a type of resistant fibre, not the actual name of the helmet. Unlike most other European PASGT style helmets, the peak of the F2 has the same defined lip as the original US PASGT helmet, whereas other European PASGT-style helmets (such as the German M92 and the Croatian BK-3) tend to have a sloping peak. STSh-81
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The Rohirrim were partly modelled on the Anglo-Saxons, who wore elaborate helmets; Éomer's helmet had a long white horse-tail panache that trailed in the wind. [17] The Crown of Gondor was a jewelled battle-helmet; Aragorn received it at his coronation. Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee use Orc-helmets as part of their disguise in Mordor. [citation ...