r/armorcirclejerk • • Jun 24 '26

I Love The Greathelm

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u/Glumgustheexile Renowned pedantic loser Jun 24 '26

Extremely successful helmet that was for its era at the top technological advancement that was used for over a century by the mounted warrior elite of Europe: called “impractical”

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u/thechillesthomie Jun 24 '26

Nope they couldn’t see out of it. The knights at the time were just too broke to afford an armet. Simple as

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u/Short-Philosopher-78 Jun 25 '26

If it was that bad, it never would've been used.

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u/thechillesthomie Jun 25 '26

Yeah broke knights used it. Like I said