GJERMUNDBU VIKING HELMET AH6739 DEEPEEKA
The Gjermundbu is the only helmet we can actually say with any confidence is truly a "Viking" helmet, having been found in the right geographical region, and dating from the right period. Very few Viking Helms have been found, and of them the Gjermundbu was by far the most complete. Based on the find at Gjermundbu, Norway, this Viking helmet from Deepeeka will provide the re-enactor with authentic head and neck protection. Crafted in 14 gauge steel features a full round mail aventail attachment. Its full leather liner and buckeled chin straps, will keep your hemet securly in place allowing free movement, comfort, and protection on the battle field. Perfect for the Viking reenactor this Battle Ready helm meaures 27 inches in circumference. Deepeeka is world renown for their skills and dedication to building fine historic weapons and researched authentic functional armour replicas. Approximate size Large
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An Aventail or camail is a flexible curtain of mail attached to the skull of a helmet that extends to cover the throat, neck and shoulders. Part or all of the face, with spaces to allow vision, could also be covered. The earliest Viking aventails were riveted directly to the edge of the helmet, however, a detachable version replaced this type towards the 12th century. The detachable aventail was attached to a leather band, which was in turn attached to the lower border of the helmet by a series of staples called vervelles. Holes in the leather band were passed over the vervelles, and a waxed cord was passed through the holes in the vervelles to secure it. Aventails were most commonly seen on bascinets in the 14th century and served as a replacement for a complete mail hood (coif). By the late 15th century, the aventail had replaced the mail coif completely.
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