A spangenhelm — the widely used multi-plate helmet construction of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages — fitted with a nasal guard and a mail aventail attached to the lower edge for neck protection.
The spangenhelm ('spanged helmet') was among the most widely used helmet constructions across Europe and Western Asia from Late Antiquity into the Early Middle Ages, roughly the 4th through 7th centuries. Its defining feature is construction from several trapezoidal metal plates (typically four to six), joined edge-to-edge by metal strips or bands (the 'spangen') riveted over the seams — a practical method that let smiths produce a strong, rounded helmet without the more advanced smithing expertise needed to raise a single-piece dome from one sheet of metal. The design likely originated in Central Asia and spread widely along trade and migration routes, adopted by Romans, Goths, Franks, and other Germanic peoples.
Deepeeka's reproduction includes an attached mail aventail, part of our early Medieval heritage range.
Use for:
- Living history and re-enactment display
- Museum-style display on a stand
- Medieval-themed home decor and collections
- Historical events and living history fairs
- Film and theatre productions
- Collectors of early Medieval helmet forms
