Were ailette worn with spangens

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 10:26 am

Or just great helms?

Steve S. · Post by **Steve S.** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 11:47 am

As I recall, the ailette, the small, rectangular plates attached between the shoulder and the neck, above the collarbone, is an artifact that seen in the 13th century. I'm fairly certain that it is later than the era of common use of the "conical" style of helm, if that is what you mean by "spangen"

Steve

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Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 12:30 pm

Thanks Steve; so it would go with my sugarloaf. Yes?

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 12:45 pm

Very late 13th c and early 14th c for ailettes. (see the Lutrell Psalter) Spangenhelms seem rare at this point. Great helms and sugarloafs would work best. If you had heraldry and felt you were worth being identified from the side, you were probably also wearing a full, up-to-date suit.