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In heraldic achievements, the helmet or helm is situated above the shield and bears the torse and crest. The style of helmet displayed varies according to rank and social status, and these styles developed over time, in step with the development of actual military helmets. In some traditions, especially German and Nordic heraldry, two or three helmets (and sometimes more) may be used in a single achievement of arms, each representing a fief to which the bearer has a right. For this reason, the helmets and crests in German and Nordic arms are considered essential to the coat of arms and are never separated from it. Open-visored or barred helmets are typically reserved for the highest ranks of nobility, while lesser nobility and burghers typically assume closed helms. While these classifications remained relatively constant, the specific forms of all these helmets varied and evolved over time. In ecclesiastical heraldry, bishops and other clergy use a mitre or another rank-appropriate ecclesiastical hat in place of a helmet. History

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Notable quotes

“The great house is all agleam with bronze. War has bedecked the whole roof with bright helmets, from which hang waving horse-hair plumes to make adornment for the heads of men.”
— Alcaeus, quoted in Athenaeus, xiv. 627a, on music. Translated by , Lyra Graeca, vol. 1 (1923) p. 333
“The billmen and pikemen wore salades and morions. Steel caps were made to the shape of the head and sometimes called scull-caps; a woollen cap was worn within.”
— John Harland, The Lancashire Lieutenancy under the Tudors and Stuarts (1859) p. 36, note
“His Helmet now, shall make a hive for Bees.”
— George Peele or Henry Lee of Ditchley, "A Farewell to Arms" (1590)
“Grabbing a short capstan bar, he fetched me such a clip on top of my brain-bucket as to drive all my senses clear down into my boots.”
— Frederick W. Saunders, "A Yarn in the Long Boat", in The Flag of Our Union, vol. 11, no. 32 (9 August 1856) p. 255, col. 4
“Many a time, but for a sallet, my brainpan had been cleft with a brown bill.”
— William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2 (1591) act 3, sc. 3 (Cade)

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In heraldic achievements, the helmet or helm is situated above the shield and bears the torse and crest. The style of helmet displayed varies according to rank and social status, and these styles developed over time, in step with the development of actual military helmets. In some traditions, especially German and Nordic heraldry, two or three helmets (and sometimes more) may be used in a single achievement of arms, each representing a fief to which the bearer has a right. For this reason, the helmets and crests in German and Nordic arms are considered essential to the coat of arms and are never separated from it.

Overview

In heraldic achievements, the helmet or helm is situated above the shield and bears the torse and crest. The style of helmet displayed varies according to rank and social status, and these styles developed over time, in step with the development of actual military helmets. In some traditions, especially German and Nordic heraldry, two or three helmets (and sometimes more) may be used in a single achievement of arms, each representing a fief to which the bearer has a right. For this reason, the helmets and crests in German and Nordic arms are considered essential to the coat of arms and are never separated from it. Open-visored or barred helmets are typically reserved for the highest ranks of nobility, while lesser nobility and burghers typically assume closed helms. While these classifications remained relatively constant, the specific forms of all these helmets varied and evolved over time. In ecclesiastical heraldry, bishops and other clergy use a mitre or another rank-appropriate ecclesiastical hat in place of a helmet. History

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Not who you're looking for? Others named helmet: protective headwear · pigeon breed · unincorporated community in Virginia · American alternative metal band

helmet across IJR

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Notable quotes

“The great house is all agleam with bronze. War has bedecked the whole roof with bright helmets, from which hang waving horse-hair plumes to make adornment for the heads of men.”
— Alcaeus, quoted in Athenaeus, xiv. 627a, on music. Translated by , Lyra Graeca, vol. 1 (1923) p. 333
“The billmen and pikemen wore salades and morions. Steel caps were made to the shape of the head and sometimes called scull-caps; a woollen cap was worn within.”
— John Harland, The Lancashire Lieutenancy under the Tudors and Stuarts (1859) p. 36, note
“His Helmet now, shall make a hive for Bees.”
— George Peele or Henry Lee of Ditchley, "A Farewell to Arms" (1590)
“Grabbing a short capstan bar, he fetched me such a clip on top of my brain-bucket as to drive all my senses clear down into my boots.”
— Frederick W. Saunders, "A Yarn in the Long Boat", in The Flag of Our Union, vol. 11, no. 32 (9 August 1856) p. 255, col. 4
“Many a time, but for a sallet, my brainpan had been cleft with a brown bill.”
— William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2 (1591) act 3, sc. 3 (Cade)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.