The nasal of the helmet from Stromovka
In connection with the creation of the Catalog of European helmets of 9th-12th century, I examined both helmets from Stromovka during the installation of the new permanent exhibition of the National Museum on 24th November 2021. To my surprise, the nasal is not part of the exhibition and therefore could not be examined. Its documentation […]
An attempt to replicate the helmet from Stromovka
Zdeněk “Sidney” Stárek, 2010 Editor’s note: The article follows on from the author’s older text Helmets of the Stromovka/Gnězdovo type, which was published on the Livinghistory.cz website almost fifteen years ago. Although the work is outdated in some aspects – which is understandable considering the age of the work – it is still an interesting […]
Catalog of European helmets of 9th-12th century
The question of when I will write my first book, I have met regularly for many years, but the idea of implementing this plan began to mature only in the last three years. When I ended my employment at the beginning of 2020 and became independent thanks to the help of sponsors, it turned out […]
Methods of Mail Suspension Used on Early Medieval European Helmets
For about 15 years now, I regularly encounter attempts to reconstruct Early Medieval helmets and I myself am one of the owners and frequent users of these items. I observe that during this period there was a significant shift in our knowledge of Early Medieval helmets, which was caused both by the development of the digital […]
Craftsmen #4
Vítám Vás u čtvrtého dílu série o řemeslnících! Tentokrát si představíme medailonek vynikajícího slovenského řemeslníka a šermíře Petera Kocúra, který se k reenactmentu dostal poté, co se zúčastnil archeologických vykopávek jako brigádník. V minulých letech se věnoval rekonstrukci vrcholně středověkého šlechtice, ale v tuto chvíli se zaměřuje na velkomoravské období. Welcome to the fourth part […]
