me too, the sallet is one of my favourites. I am planning on purchasing another sallet but this time one of those with the long tail, together with the bevor it looks just superb.

Metatron ahem

Metatron what is your favorite helmet sir, you said maximilon is your 2nd favorite what is your first? thankyou, i am buying a helmet and trying to choose between the maximillion or the pig snout bascinets,... this sallet is ridiculous talk about moving backwards, it gives no protection to the most vital and vulnerable area the neck...

Sebastian Caine Hi there :D There are sallets with long tails, in German style ^^ My favourite kind of helmet is the frog mouth :D Yes pigfaced and Maximillian are both really cool, it's a tough call really

Metatron thank you i will look into this, the frog mouth, :) i want the ultimate protection but another commenter said vision through it was useless thus not so functional... i need something i can use for home defence... i have one more question, i was watching a movie with nicolas cage called season of the witch, and nicolas wears the most amazing helmet, but i have no idea what its called, do you know what it is, i would like to research it if i have a name... ;D haha www.google.co.uk/search?q=nicolas+cage+season+of+the+witch+helmet&biw=1280&bih=843&tbm=isch&imgil=HonvLVAigwcjgM%253A%253BTTGRtRCmt296TM%253Bhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fthefinalcutfilmreviews.wordpress.com%25252Ftag%25252Fseason-of-the-witch%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=HonvLVAigwcjgM%253A%252CTTGRtRCmt296TM%252C_&usg=__OdgeF1eh6kHQgnD2pGta2BV5kkE%3D&ved=0CCoQyjc&ei=GhZ3VY_xLeTT7QathoPIAQ#imgrc=HonvLVAigwcjgM%253A%3BTTGRtRCmt296TM%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fthefinalcutfilmreviews.files.wordpress.com%252F2014%252F02%252Fseason2.png%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fthefinalcutfilmreviews.wordpress.com%252Ftag%252Fseason-of-the-witch%252F%3B500%3B281

Lion Kelly THank you very much Lion Kelly :D

Lion Kelly pretty sure it was a german creation. i love metatron but his italian bias gets in the way of truth a lot kind of like lindybeige and his britishness

Heart of Fire im 99 percent sure its italian

@@heartoffire8481 The sallet is italian and germans heavily used it later. I think the biased one it's you here and your "germanism", that i see very often on this channel. Metatron has no bias, differently from tons of germans.

Rebypox True I will add a note :D Cheers

Rebypox Switzerland was part of the German lands, it is still a German land, as well as Austria, it is foolish try to make any difference between them, the essence of Germania comes from the Holy Roman Empire.

+Kaiserlicher Ritter By the beginning of the 14th century the Swiss Confederation was only loosely connected to the Holy Roman Empire, having broken free from direct Habsburg rule through warfare.

Michael Stern Nevertheless it didn't make them much more different than the rest of the German lands.

Well, I'm Swiss and I beg to differ. Swiss culture is very different from German and has been for many years and except for a few northern Cantons, none have been under German rule.

lindy>this poser lindy is taller, smarter, slimmer, better english/articulation, higher production quality, more experience, more comprehensive, funnier, more unique perspective, handsomer, older, wiser, manlier beard, the list goes on an on my son also uk>italy

s1Lence well you seam to be in love with him

lordofdarkdudes I very well may be, thanks.

s1Lence have you meet him in person?

Dude what the fuck... Both of them make an excellent job and their content and style is quite different. There's no need to compare them. However I do understand how one could fall in love with Lindybeige ;)

*sallet q.q

Lion Reichelt all are lol

thanks :) yes it would be a good idea to do that, maybe I will make a video about that with my friend/assistant :) If you don't mind I will mention you for providing the idea :D

Metatron Feel free :)

+Misanthropy Thank you very much for your compliment, I still don't have anything on kettle hats but I surely will make a video about that in the future. In the meantime you can have a look at Knyght errant, he has a lot of videos about helmets too, and I believe he has covered kettle hats as well ;) And then when I finish my video about it you could watch mine too :P

thank you very much for watching :D there is more to come stay tuned *-*

ladyanterella Thank you so much :D :D

What's the news from the other provinces? Hello

same here, it's one of my favourites but it's not my favourite because of that same reason ;) thank you for watching, more videos coming :D

Well as long as you have a bevor with it the protection is fine. But I agree having your lower face exposed and wearing the sallet alone is silly.

***** Thanks for all that information :)

+lykigos This video is from 2 years ago ;)

i knew, but i had to make the comment nevertheless

lykigos ok ^^

I've always thought that, too! The first time I watched the movie, I was like "Dang those are some good looking helmets! I wish there was some real life variation."

@@danoldja7487 thank you for nerding with me haha

It's a Rohan sword from lord of the rings

+CISsuperdroid Hi there, if you want some good quality helmet you should probably have a look at a proper armourer and have it realised for you basing it on a real finding that the armourer can emulate. I'll see if I can find a site to suggest

Okay, thanks very much for the advice! I'll look into it myself, as well.

+MyNameIsMud It's probably the most vulnerable helmet of that era by far though. The gap between the sallet and bevor is just begging for a point to slide up there. Seems like armets and close helms are, if perhaps less convenient, far more protective.

Anndgrim Yeah not to mention that some sallets have quite large opening for the eyes. But i'd still rather wear a sallet than an armet, Especially if i was an infantryman as i'm pretty sure the armet is heavier, atleast with a wrapper plate, and if not heavier atleast more restricting when it comes to moving your head, then again they can take lance impacts with those wrapper plates so there's that fact which makes it a good horseman's helmet. i'd still say the sallet is comfortable and overall more convinient as you said.

Most sallets I've seen are curved near the eye slit, so any thrust slides to the sides and away from the eyes.

I imagine from the size it would be worm with a padding or coif.A padded coif would also offer extra protection against a hammer or blunt strike.

Nobody knows- the only evidence we have is archaeological (In wich padding and linen will have rotted away) and from treatises and literature, which tend to be vague due to the art style of the time. All we can do is speculate sometimes.

Melancholic Mexican It depends on the quality, good quality ones do grant reasonable vision :3

Ah, thanks.

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@Kaiser Franz von Lappen der 2. Thanks, the thing is that I am not really trying to find out when it became popular since I can already make a pretty good judgement for when that happened. The main problem I have been having was trying to find when it was actually created since I could never find a proper date or really anything that gave me an idea to when it was created which is why I asked my question. Thanks again for answering, even though its not Metatron, it makes me happy to see someone answer my question since this has bothered me for quite a while.

The Royal armouries have a close helmet that dates to 1485; inventory number IV.1879.

@@hishamg OMG, you have done it. Finally someone has actually found a source of a close helmet in the 15th century. Thank you so much. I looked at the helmet on the royal armouries and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that helmet and then one other helmet. That is because there is actually another close helmet that was made in the 15th century to. There is a close helmet called the Tilting helm that dates to 1490 and its inventory number is IV.502. Again, thank you so much for showing me this website and that helmet. We can now say that the Close Helmet is a medieval helmet and I now have closure with this topic that I have been trying to find for around 2 or 3 years now.

When thinking about Sweeden (and Danimark) the first thing that comes to my mind is the Vikings. Considering that the Viking era (or Viking age) lasted from the late 8th century untill 1066 we can consider it part of (or close to) the high middle ages (c. 1001-1300) and what will come next in Sweeden, Danimark and other Norse lands in Scandinavia will probably be similar to that which the vikings were using. Also the Scandinavian blacksmiths were fantastic producers of high quality steel, probably the best around at that time. I hope this answers your question. ps: I have a video about the Vikings coming in the near future, so stay tuned if you want more details and a nice show of their equipment :)

Metatron Ah great to hear that, can't wait!

EnhancedNightmare why is the sallat your favorite helmet when it gives such lousy defence,

Sebastian Caine Why lousy? The neck is well protected from cuts and stabs, the back of the head is covered very well. It is very adjustable you can open top part and also lower neck park too. Which makes it very comfortable. It also looks pretty cool imho. These are my reasons, some other helmets might be better at protection, I don't know never tested them in this way. Which types of helmet do you find to be better?

EnhancedNightmare Are we talking about the same helmet lol the side of the neck and throat are exposed, someone could just effortless lob off your head,... it may look cool but compared to the maximilon helmet? which looks 1000x cooler and gives a complete protection :) that is my favorite for style and protection in one :)

Sebastian Caine Tell me where is the neck exposed? orig05.deviantart.net/a3b4/f/2010/100/9/2/sallet_armet_by_ugo_serrano.jpg www.405th.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8683&d=1422722868 The sallet was never used alone!

Sebastian Caine The maximilian helmet was pretty cool in its own way, however it wasn't as popular back then. I wonder why. It kind of looks claustrophobic, I don't know I'd want to spend whole day in one. The close fitting parts just ask to be jammed after one strike. The other nice helmet is the Lobster-tailed pot helmet and derivatives of them such as Polish Hussar helmets. Very light and giving good visibility and air. Protection hmm ... not so much hehe but it was for lighter units and the coolness factor is off the roof. Just look at this example (from museum in my city): upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Szyszakskrzydlaty.jpg

There is a Italian sallet (barbute) with a hinged nasal in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. You can see pictures of it on their website.

yes the Sallet has a very interesting/intimidating look to it doesn't it? :) But yes my favourite kind is the closed helmet, and I particularly like the frog mouth

Metatron the frog mouth is especially intimidating imo; and if you ever hear someone speak out of it their voice is amplified like an echo out of that cave of a helmet lol. That's the whole point of Knight Armour though, apart from protection and mobility, it was made to intimidate the opponent. You don't know if it was ever used in battle do you? I don't see many pictures of knights using it in battle and I can see why, due to it's impracticality for anything other than straight Calvary charges.

Moses Browning yes you make a very good point about intimidating the enemy I did talk about it in my "helmets had top decorations" video. But yes the frog mouth (which is my favourite) was only used for jousting, hence it's weight, size and lack of mobility, all these three characteristics were expendable in a tournament, where what really mattered was to resist the shock of the lance in full charge.

Metatron Yes I agree. I would not feel safe in most regular helms of the time in a jousting tournament; even though it is only wood, you can still easily break your neck without the right protection. Frogmouth's were basically giant slabs of thick steel which were usually one piece. I think that it could deflect a metal rod and still protect the user reasonably well :)

Moses Browning yes frogmouth is op :D

the lower sword is a Rohirrim blade wielded by Eowyn. another LotR weapon. Dawnbreaker had a circular guard, whereas this one has two horses joined to form it. now that you mention it though, I do see the resemblance.

Indeed, there were different styles and techniques and although I think the multiple sheets version would still work, I myself prefere the one made of one sheet, just like you.

Metatron if i had to face home intruders, and i had every helmet in all history to choose from to put on, what would be the best in your opinion, thankyou... :) and how important is intimidation factor, do you think it would make any difference in such a situation, could a helmet send a fright into an opponent enough for them to think twice and back off or run lol...

Sebastian Caine I think any closed helmet will do, but if you get pigfaced make sure it's good quality, if it's a cheap helmet you are going to buy than it's better to buy a cheap Maximilllian, because cheap pigfaced or hounskulls have huge vision problems. For the intimidation I think that any helmet will do because a thief who find a screaming person wearing a helmet in 2015 with a knife in the hand will run away thinking you are completely mental xD xD ahah I should try it on one of my friends a make a video about it xD

Metatron Thanks for the input on the pig-faced and hounskulls vision issues on a cheap helmet, its invaluable to know this considering my budget is restricted at the moment, and i was seriously considering a cheap pig-faced helmet because i imagined a arrow being perfectly deflected and my budget is tight so mostly i go for cheap if i can get away with it... i am making an entire suit of armor... I'm eclectically dipping into different areas that use armor, for example riot police gear, hockey protection gear, martial arts, paintball gear, ancient helmets and armor etc, its early days, but i already have riot police leg thigh and arm armor, a bullet and stab resistant kevlar vest, i am going to wear a riveted steel chainmail vest over the Kevlar for good knife protection, because i saw someone put a combat knife through a vest similar to mine on a youtube video,... so the Kevlar will be my gambason to take shocks, and give me some bullet resistance, ... wearing my police riot armor my brother said i look like robocop, i guess i will be a walking tank when my armor is complete... i am 99percent set on a maximilion helmet now after your input just confirmed it to me :) so thanks very much! your right about intimidation, i was imagining myself walking around in a maximilion and people thinking i am insane because thats what i would be thinking if confronted by it lol... especially if its late and dark... haha

Sebastian Caine That armour sounds cool ^_^ send me a pic when you finish it :D

Yes, somehow. Because vaders helmet was inspired by the helmet of German soldiers in Worldwar I and II.

***** Correct ^^

I wish I could buy one :D Too bad I don't have enough money. :c

***** Save up 10 euros a month :D

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Julius Cheeser sure those shows are rubbish, they demonstrate how useless chainmail is by using butted steel mail, why didnt they just use alluminium butted mail lol i am ordering a rivetted steel chainmail vest and coif... maybe some chausses too lol...

+Stephen Richards it's probably budget. Probably not that it's too expensive so much as they are cutting corners cause they don't really give a damn. Most shows are like that. Look at GoT, it's supposed to be set in a world where Gothic-like plate armour is available but some of the richest men in the world wear mail shirts, coats of plates, and even some weird leather armours into battle.

+TwizzElishus It's actually still better than some of the bascinets he was talking about.

+TwizzElishus His visor also didn't work properly, he kept trying to get it into its proper position where you have a good open slit to look through (as you can see on pictures if you search online), but for some reason his example seems bent out of shape.

ahah true ;) next time I will make sure to mention all names properly. It is a bevor indeed I couldn't remember the name while shooting xD the Italian word kept coming back in my mind lol Anyhow I posses the sallet but don't have the bevor and I like to always show what I am talking about to the audience :D So When I will add a bevor to my collection I will make another video about it and describe it properly ^_^ Thank you for watching and thank you for the insight :)

I added an annotation xD ty 1:30

No problem. Oh, and if you get some extra cash flowing in, get a better camera. Yours work but the standard is kinda high nowadays, and fun toys is always fun!

Yes I need to get a Nikon, Two days ago I actually went to a photography shop to have a look at the prices with my friend. Also this video is one of the first I made, now I already use a better lighting, and a proper set is coming. I have also got a professional microphone now so If you see the new videos the audio has also improved so I reckon that in a couple of weeks when the lighting set will arrive you will see a big improvement in the visuals and photography. :) Thanks for the tips though, all constructive criticism is accepted :D ps: we shot this video with a Nikon Katana Stances although it's just in 720p a Nikon in full HD does an amazing job, I am a fan and can't wait to become a Nikonist :) Which camera do you prefere? Canon? Nikon? Others? Suggestions accepted

I dunno what camera i prefer, good ones :P I just like interesting videos to be crisp and nice, that's all.