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An important element in the armour used by both the mounted knight and the foot-soldier was the helmet. Helmets developed over the ages. From Egyptian times we find helmets made of thick hide, this was improved upon from Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome into metal ones. These came in different shapes and some were highly decorated with gold engravings and jewels, but the essential thing was the safety of the wearer. During the Medieval times helmets were developed further. They were elaborate pieces of defence especially those used by the knights and the nobility. A visor was added to the basic helmet in the 11th century to protect the face, but the added protection was counteracted by the loss of recognition by comrades. Identifying marks were subsequently added to shields, initiating the art of heraldry. Each nobleman would have his own heraldic colours which distinguished them from the others. In these photographs the use of different colours is clearly shown. The weapons used were those which had developed over the ages from the Roman gladius (swords) and spears. In Malta most of the soldiers were militia men and their weapons were surely basic. Perhaps they would carry into battle not swords or spears but scythes, hoes and other handy farm implements. Only the so called professional soldier and knight would be armoured in the way shown in this set of photographs. The fully articulated plate armour developed in the first half of the 15th century is called Gothic, because of its emphasis on vertical lines and its spiky silhouette reminiscent of Gothic architecture. About 1500 the style changed, with the more rounded shapes characteristic of Renaissance style dominant; a variant favored in Germany for its additional strength had fluted surfaces, like corrugated iron. |
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| Source | MEDIEVAL MDINA |
| Author | KNOW MALTA by Peter Grima |
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