This helm is a reproduction of a standard ridge style helm worn by legionnaires and cavalry in the 4th Century CE. These helms were manufactured in great numbers during the late Roman Empire. Simple in construction, they consist of two half bowls held together by a central ridge (Drawings of similar helms can be seen in the Osprey book Late Roman Infantryman 236-565 AD,
			Adapted from the Roman spangen helms, this Northern variation was worn by Britons, Saxons and Migration-era Scandinavians alike.