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General => News => Topic started by: Macruran on August 07, 2016, 23:45:57

Title: Silly Crests (inspiration for new PM knight helmets)
Post by: Macruran on August 07, 2016, 23:45:57

Here are some pictures of silly-looking but real knights' crests from medieval times. Wouldn't it be fun to see such crests on PM knights. They already have the big horn ones.

http://www.strangehistory.net/2016/05/07/33380/

Also some silly helmets:

http://www.strangehistory.net/2016/06/02/silly-helmets-middle-ages/

Title: Re: Silly Crests (inspiration for new PM knight helmets)
Post by: leefert on August 07, 2016, 23:48:36

Interesting

Title: Re: Silly Crests (inspiration for new PM knight helmets)
Post by: Macruran on August 08, 2016, 01:48:44

The Japanese have their own version in "kawari kabuto". Even rabbit ones!

http://atomictoasters.com/2012/05/kawari-kabuto/
https://goo.gl/f6u4av

Title: Re: Silly Crests (inspiration for new PM knight helmets)
Post by: tahra on August 08, 2016, 07:27:05

Please don't give them silly ideas. :P

Title: Re: Silly Crests (inspiration for new PM knight helmets)
Post by: GrahamB on August 08, 2016, 08:44:31

Psychological warfare (headology). Go into battle with a chicken or a rabbit on your head and the enemy will run away (it helps to have 10,000 English archers behind you), or fall about laughing!

Great idea for PM!

PS this must have been the inspiration for some of the ideas in Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Title: Re: Silly Crests (inspiration for new PM knight helmets)
Post by: Macruran on August 09, 2016, 01:43:42

 ;D

Title: Re: Silly Crests (inspiration for new PM knight helmets)
Post by: playmofire on August 09, 2016, 06:17:04

I understand that usually these were more used at tournaments or other gatherings to make a big impression.  Mediaeval military bling as it were.