With the emergence of large-scale production of iron in large bloomeries (and the introduction of the blast furnace from the late 1200s CE) and the development of faster methods of refining steel, armorers would have had access to greater amounts of carbon steel, which gradually began to eclipse soft iron as the prime material for producing helmets and armor more generally. The material selected by Darksword for the execution of the Crusader Helmet is mild steel – this is exactly the kind of material that historical medieval blacksmiths would have used in the creation of contemporary helmets. Heavy Metal – Metalwork and Armor-Craft in 14 th -Century Europe The Crusader Helmet falls into this latter category: whilst it is not based upon a single Crusader knight helmet, it is a unique design which has been painstakingly constructed by Darksword’s designers, taking the enormous range of surviving examples and contemporary depictions as inspiration. Working out of an artisan workshop in St-Laurent, Quebec, they have wowed the world with their meticulous reproductions of real historical arms and armor, as well as with their staggeringly inventive original authentic pieces. The bascinet helmet is the quintessential example of this give-and-take – and its surviving historical examples form the inspirational basis for Darksword Armory’s flawless Crusader Helmet replica.ĭarksword Armory are one of the finest blacksmith shops in the world. From the establishment of the Crusader States and the seizure of Jerusalem at the conclusion of the First Crusade in 1099, through to the fall of the final toehold of Western Christian domain at Acre in 1291, an enormous span of diverse Middle Eastern and Western European societies interacted and shaped one-another within the Crusader context. The medieval Holy Land was a crucible of military and civilian culture.
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