Morion ( Spanish morrión , fr. Morion ) - a helmet of the Renaissance era with a high crest and fields, strongly curved in front and behind.
The name of the helmet, according to the Dictionary of the Spanish Language , published by the Royal Academy of Spanish , comes from morra - letters. “Crown”, “crown” [1] .
Apparently appeared in Spain at the beginning of the 16th century . He was included in the set of armor for spearmen on foot. Later it became an element of armor of the palace guard of European monarchs .
Dear morions were forged from a single piece of metal and, as a rule, were decorated with a complicated etched ornament or engraving. Cheap ones were riveted from several parts and often painted with paint from corrosion.
In the colonial troops was used until the beginning of the XVIII century .
See also
- Chaplain
- Salad
- Cabasset
- Armet
- Barbut
- Bourguignot
- Bascinet
- Hundsgugel
- Topfhelm
- " Toad's head "
Notes
- ↑ Morrión , Diccionario de la Lengua Española , 22nd ed., 2001
Literature
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