Mysterious helmet from Verden and its “link” with Tibetan helmets

• Authors: KUBIK Adam Lech
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses a helmet that was published in 1914 in Zeitschrift für Historische Waffenkunde. It was possibly found by a German farmer during field works near the town of Verden in Lower Saxony. The helmet which was previously associated with the Saxons and dated between Migration Period and the reign of Charlemagne shows clearly relations with far Asian constructions. Additionally I discuss here another helmet in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which seems to be a 20th century reworking that imitated the Verden helmet.

Keywords

EN

Helmets; Franks; Carolingians; Avars; Central Asia; Tibet

• Publisher: Instytut Historii Uniwersytet w Siedlcach
• Journal: Historia i Świat
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 133-139

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

KUBIK Adam Lech

• Instytut Historii i Stosunków Międzynarodowych Wydział Humanistyczny Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach

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