Talk:Atlas Tartarus Helmet/@comment-85.23.198.132-20151017203427

I wonder... the default helm seems to echo certain Late Medieval "knightly" helmets; if this sticks to the theme, then it's probably inspired by the more "Asian" pattern of a full mail veil protecting the face and suspended from a skull cap - the latter was sometimes rounded out into an imitation turban shape or worn under one in the Near East and South Asia. The "band" around this helmet may well be derived from that profile. Obligatory Wiki link to illustrate the general principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_(armour)#Mail_armour_in_Europe The example on the right is Early Modern Polish, but that design was widely popular all over Eastern Europe around the period; the Crimean Tatars were particularly fond of it AFAIK. I know the idea of covering the face with mail (holes for eyes quite optional, since you can see through the stuff pretty well; eg. the pattern in the link above actually hangs down to around your nose or so) goes back to *at least* Late Roman times when it was a fairly common practice among heavy cavalry...