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Take just a moment to imagine the scene; you're a medieval knight caught in an intense and violent scrimmage to protect the stronghold of your king. Several enemy soldiers have made it over the walls brandishing spears, swords, and axes. You make your way toward one of them as the occasional arrow tings from your Armet, making you thankful for your helm. Suddenly, something hits you hard in the head sending you flying to the ground. It's an enemy axe. Momentarily you think you're dead. When the

Helmet comes from "helm" which is a medieval word for protective combat headgear and were originally made of leather, brass, bronze and iron. Eventually all were made from forged steel.The bascinet helmet was designed to be worn with a mail or as sole protection for the head or beneath the great helm. There were several changes over time to make it safer such as the nose protector, also called the bretache, and offered some facial protection. Another type of protection was the klappvisor which w