Replica Great Helm
Although helms such as this were used throughout Europe, and
would have been used during the early years of the Wars of
Independence, they probably only saw limited use by Scottish
knights who more often than not dismounted to fight and these
helmets would probably have hindered their wearers vision too much
to be of use to anyone fighting on foot, they were primarily a
mounted knight's helmet.
One of the few existing descriptions of Sir William Wallace
describes him as wearing a simple steel cap, probably an early type
of bascinet, which would have been open faced to allow for better
vision. The mounted knights from England which he faced at Stirling
and Falkirk though may well have been wearing helmets such as
this.
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RI_DC_0000423
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East Ayrshire Leisure Trust
