A Neglected Medieval Helmet from Lucera in Italy

• Authors: Raffaele D’Amato , Andrey Evgenevich Negin

Abstracts

EN

The authors of the present article intend to draw the attention of the scientific community to a Medieval Great Helm found in Lucera, southern Italy, at the end of 1980, and presently unpublished. The importance of the helmet – belonging to the last quarter of 13th century and being one of the older specimens of that category existing in the world – has been until now neglected, and it is the intention of the authors to produce an initial analysis of the helmet, its history, technical characteristics and historical background.

Keywords

EN

Great Helm; Lucera; Angevin; Suebian; Italy

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Studia Ceranea
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 12
• Pages: 351-398

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Raffaele D’Amato

• University of Ferrara, Laboratorio Antiche Province Danubiane, Ferrara, Italy

• https://orcid.org/000000015528546X

author

Andrey Evgenevich Negin

• N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

• https://orcid.org/0000000349454452

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/2084-140X.12.19

Biblioteka Nauki

31234080