. A history of the art of war, the middle ages from the fourth to the fourteenth century . times. It was enormously heavy, so much so that it was oftenmade to come down on to the shoulders, so as to relieve theneck from as much weight as possible. In the figure of KingRichard the casque is filled with a movable vizor with two longslits for the eyes, which can be lifted at need. But the pre-vailing form in the thirteenth century was a helm, withoutvizor, but having eyeholes, and below them a group ofcircular or square openings for breathing, such as is displayedon the Great Seal of Henry IIL^ T
. A history of the art of war, the middle ages from the fourth to the fourteenth century . times. It was enormously heavy, so much so that it was oftenmade to come down on to the shoulders, so as to relieve theneck from as much weight as possible. In the figure of KingRichard the casque is filled with a movable vizor with two longslits for the eyes, which can be lifted at need. But the pre-vailing form in the thirteenth century was a helm, withoutvizor, but having eyeholes, and below them a group ofcircular or square openings for breathing, such as is displayedon the Great Seal of Henry IIL^ This very heavy and cumbrousheadpiece lasted throughout the thirteenth century, retaininggenerally its original flat-topped shape ; but it is occasionallyfound with a conical summit like a sugar loaf.^ Owing to itsweight, it was assumed only the moment before the battle: atthe Marchfeld we are told how the cry, Helms on ! ran down ^ Assize of Arms in Stubbs Charters^ p. 154. ^ Harleian Roll, x. See Plate xvin. Fig. A. •* See Plate xviii. Fig. B. ^ See Plate xix. Fig. C. I PLATE
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