VIKING HELMETS

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JK10 spangen helmet with curved nasal, fire blacked finish and padded linen liner to fit head size 61cm. Price £290, US$ €

BATTLE READY / RE-ENACTMENT VIKING HELMETS

Our helmets are entirely handmade in Europe by a master armourer. Each one is made to order from 16-gauge (1.5mm) steel using traditional hammer and anvil.

Note!!! It is very important that a helmet fits you correctly, therefore all our battle ready helmets are hand made to order!!!

Each helmet is completely battle ready is designed to withstand blows from battle ready / re-enactment (steel) swords.

We also recommend that you purchase the padded linen liner or wear some other suitable kind of padding (e.g. a thick felt cap) underneath.

Each helmet comes complete with an adjustable leather chinstrap.

SPANGEN HELMETS

JK10 - Spangen helmet with curved nasal - Side view

JK10 - Spangen helmet with curved nasal - inside

Our spangen helmets are constructed in the original way by riveting four pieces to a metal frame to make the dome. This is called 'spangen' construction. Each piece is raised by hand from a flat sheet of steel using thousands of tiny hammer blows.

Spangen helmet. Scandinavia and Europe, 9th to 12th century.
£255
US$
€

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SPECTACLE HELMET

JK11 - Viking Gjermundbu style helmet with spectacle guard. Scandinavia 10th century.

£275, US$, €

CONICAL HELMETS

Originally these helmets would have been raised from a single sheet of steel using thousands and thousands of tiny hammer blows to carefully and slowly shape the sheet of steel into a helmet, a very long and painfully slow process which would take many days or even weeks, and could only be performed by a master armourer after years of practice.

To make these helmets more cost effective but still retain authenticity we have used the same process, but instead we have raised two halves and then joined these halves together with an invisible weld.

Conical helmet. Scandinavia and Europe, 9th to 12th century.
£195, US$, €

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HELMET LINERS

Our helmet liners are hand made to fit each helmet. They are riveted to the inside of the helmet as they would have been originally. They are not available to purchase separately.

Padded linen lining
Adjustable leather lining - recommended for wearing over a coif or padded cap

Made to measure helmets
The above helmets (with codes begining with "JK") are made to order to your own size.
Please supply your measurements as follows...

Head circumference (including padding and ears!) : Measure around your head with a tape measure
Length of head (including padding) : Use calipers, see below*
Width of head (including padding) : Use calipers, see below*
Making a made to measure helmet is a fine art and it is important that you supply us with measurements accurate to within 1/8 inch (3mm). Measurements can be supplied in inches or centimetres. Make sure that you are wearing any padding and / or chainmail that you intend to wear under the helmet before measuring your head. Wrap the tape measure around your head making sure the tape covers the tops of your ears (The tops of your ears will need to fit inside the helmet!)
* To measure the length and width of your head it is recommened that you use calipers to get accurate measurements (You can make calipers from e.g. two pieces of cardboard).

COLLECTORS HELMETS

The following helmets are as near as possible exact replicas of the originals. They are made of steel and designed as collectors pieces not re-enactment helmets. Each helmet has a padded lining, buckled leather chin strap and optional display stand.

PHAH2153 Coppergate Helmet. Copy of the famous 8th century Anglian helmet from York, England. The helmet was found buried under the floor of a 10th century Viking house. One size only. £650, US$, €
PHAH2190N Gjermundbu Helmet. Copy of the famous 10th century Viking helmet from Gjermundbu, Norway. One size only. £225, US$, €