[Regia-NA] The horror of horned helmets

[Bruce Truman]

Like a of mine in the Viking Age Club says: "My
ancestors were not dumb enough to go into battle
looking like a cow." How could they wear horns on
their helms? It would be like inviting your enemy to
kill you.
Bruce


--- Wil Y <willie-the-greek@shaw.ca> wrote:
> I'm fairly sure that primary sources (Egyptian
> artworks) portray Sardinians
> with horned helmets. As far as I know, they were
> worn by these peoples. Some
> primary sources
> 
> http://www.paradisu.de/bilder/shardaner.jpg
> 
> http://www.specialtyinterests.net/types6.jpg
> 
> http://www.centuries.co.uk/faq-q10.jpg
> 
> That's all I could find quickly, but Shardana
> warriors are depicted in many
> Egyptian sources. There may be more images online.
> 
> ~Wil
> 
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