Talk:Spangenhelm

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Did you know... that the spangenhelm was the most popular war helmet in Europe and the Middle East during the early Middle Ages?

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Eye wholes Anyone with any clue on where the helmets with the complete eyes come from? My tired brain insists they are Norse in origin, spreading eastward to Russia as part of the Rus, and thence to the Caucaus. Alternate origin is Varangian guards of Byzantine empire. Help? Theblindsage (talk) 07:21, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]