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Metal Armour

posted 8 years ago by walesh_k
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Forgive my ignorance . . . but the metal helmets and body armor confuse me a bit. I always thought they were used by Spanish conquistadors when they invaded Mexico and South America. Did the English pilgrims also have access to this type of armor? I've just never seen pilgrims dressed this way in any of my studies. Any help would be appreciated!!

[–] Nomad310 8 years ago

That style of helmet is called a morion. It was worn in England as least as far back as the late 1400s. The same shape was worn in Ancient Greece and was made of leather. I don't know if they had it in metal, too.

[–] crashdummy35 8 years ago

They did.

They found a few of them at Jamestown while excavating thete.

[–] foxboro27 7 years ago

Cool aspect. More shows about the Pilgrims should show this.