A " North Etruscan " thesis is supported by the inscription on the Negau helmet dating to the second century BC This is in a northern Etruscan alphabet, but features a Germanic name, Harigast.

The Elder Futhark shape is likely directly based on Old Italic c C / Latin C. The Younger Futhark / Futhorc shapes have parallels in Old Italic shapes of k K, Latin K ( compare the Negau helmet inscription ).

Some of the distinctions between Proto-Norse and Proto-Germanic can be partially proved and demonstrated by the names inscribed on the Negau helmet harigastiteiwa, Harigasti Teiwa, which can be said to be late Proto-Germanic.

Negau helmet from Daone.

Negau helmet refers to one of 26 bronze helmets ( 23 of which are preserved ) dating to ca.

the Negau helmet inscription ( read from right to left )

On one of the helmets (" Negau B "), there is an inscription in a northern Etruscan alphabet.

The helmets are of typical Etruscan ' vetulonic ' shape, sometimes described as of the Negau type.

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard has the inscription " Lets Roll " on the back of his goalie helmet in reference to Flight 93.

A bronze helmet ( now in the British Museum ), with an inscription commemorating the event, was dedicated at Olympia.

In the 2nd century Roman Britannia came to be personified as a goddess, armed with a trident and shield and wearing a centurion's helmet.

Combat helmet | Officers-Czapka ( Helmet ) 2nd Landwehr Lancers Regiment

File: KofunCuirass. jpg | Early Japanese armour, iron helmet and cuirass with gilt bronze decoration, Kofun period, 5th century.

File: Sutton hoo helmet room 1 no flashbrightness ajusted. JPG | Room 2-Sutton Hoo helmet, Angle-Saxon, early 7th century AD

For common soldiers who could not afford mail or plate armour, the gambeson, combined with a helmet as the only additional protection, remained a common sight on European battlefields during the entire Middle Ages, and its decline-paralleling that of plate armour-came only with the Renaissance, as the use of firearms became more widespread, until by the 18th century it was no longer in military use.

Migration Period golden bracteates, Vendel era helmet plates, a pair of identical Germanic Iron Age bird-shaped brooches, Viking Age objects depicting a moustached man wearing a helmet, and a portion of the 10th or 11th century Thorwald's Cross may depict Odin with one of the ravens.

This helmet is made of iron and has been dated to the 10th century.

The Chinese Book of Zhou ( 7th century ) presents an etymology of the name Turk as derived from " helmet ", explaining that taken this name refers to the shape of the Altai Mountains.

* State helmet of Prince Fyodor Mstislavsky, Turkey, the 16th century:

Costume for a Knight, by Inigo Jones: the plumed helmet, the " heroic torso " in armour and other conventions were still employed for opera seria in the 18th century.

Philostratus writing of this temple in the early 3rd century AD, speaks of a cult statue of Protesilaus at this temple " standing on a base which was shaped like the prow of a boat ;" Gisela Richter noted coins of Elaeus from the time of Commodus that show on their reverses Protesilaus on the prow of a ship, in helmet, cuirass and short chiton.

Heracles and Apollo struggling over the Hind, as depicted on a Corinthian helmet ( early 5th century BC )

Iron helmet and armour with gilt bronze decoration, Kofun period, 5th century.

Iron helmet and armour with gilt bronze decoration, Kofun era, 5th century.

During the 14th century Shogunate, a samurai warrior might perfume his helmet and armor with incense to achieve an aura of invincibility ( as well as to make a noble gesture to whomever might take his head in battle ).

Later 12th-13th century changes to this law code list more extensive equipment for the more affluent freemen, with helmet, mail hauberk, shield, spear and sword being what the well-to-do farmer or burgher must bring to war.

Since the late 19th century, the species most used in good-quality cameos has been Cypraecassis rufa, the bullmouth helmet, the shell of which can be up to 6 inches long.

On the march in unfriendly terrain, the legionary would be loaded down with armour commonly lorica hamata, lorica squamata, and 1st-3rd century lorica segmentata, shield ( scutum ), helmet ( galea ), two javelins ( one heavy pilum and one light verutum ), a short sword ( gladius ), a dagger ( pugio ), a pair of heavy sandals ( caligae ), a sarcina ( marching pack ), about fourteen days worth of food, a waterskin ( bladder for water ), cooking equipment, two stakes ( sudes murale ) for the construction of palisades, and a shovel or wicker basket.

The introduction of gunpowder in Europe in the late 14th century led to the increased preference for infantry-oriented professional armies and gave birth to heavy infantry armored like a knight, with chain mail armor and maybe an iron helmet and gunpowder artillery.

A large bronze and granite monument to Arminius ( colloquially known as " Hermann The German ") was erected near Detmold in the 19th century and portrays a rather Romantic interpretation of this Germanic chieftain with a winged helmet, his short sword held aloft in victory, and a Roman Standard ground beneath his foot.

During the early 16th century the helmet and neckguard design was reformed to produce the so-called Nürnberg armour, many of them masterpieces of workmanship and design.

Japanese iron helmet and armour with gilt bronze decoration, Kofun period, 5th century.

In the later 17th century the cuirassier lost his limb armour and subsequently employed only the cuirass ( breastplate and backplate ), and sometimes a helmet.

It may be an actual helmet or a magical sign with a rather poetic name.

Bicycle helmets may help reduce injury in the event of a collision or accident, and a certified helmet is legally required for some riders in some jurisdictions.

A goalkeeper who is wearing only a helmet and different coloured shirt may remove the helmet and play anywhere on the field and retains goalkeeping privileges even if they do not have chance to replace the helmet when play returns to their defensive circle.

Another possible origin may be from the medieval period when the wearing of a helmet or " helm " was commonplace on the battlefield.

Apart from two or three representations of ( ritual ) helmets – with protrusions that may be either stylised ravens, snakes or horns – no depiction of Viking Age warriors ' helmets, and no preserved helmet, has horns.

Lower-level riders may use a derby, hunting cap, or ASTM / SEI-approved Equestrian helmet.

A black or navy hunt cap or derby hat may be worn, although many riders use an equestrian helmet, which are considered safer.

The rider is required to wear a protective vest, as well as an ASTM / SEI / BS approved equestrian helmet, properly fastened at all times when jumping ( and may be eliminated if this is not done ).

However, a protective equestrian helmet with harness is required, and riders always wear a short hunt coat, except when weather is unreasonably warm, when, at the discretion of the technical delegate, jackets may be considered optional.

The name is based on Ans-= Æsir, part of German mythology, and-helm, which may refer to a helmet itself, protection or " protected by gods ".

* As of 2010 all players must wear a helmet, and may wear other protection such as shinguards and / or a special kind of glove called an ashguard.

A fumble may be forced by a defensive player who either grabs or punches the ball or butts the ball with his helmet ( a move called " tackling the ball ").

* A helmet may be worn whilst wakeboarding.

Modern body armor may combine a ballistic vest with other items of protective clothing, such as a combat helmet.

Its chin bar may be pivoted upwards ( or, in some cases, may be removed ) by a special lever to allow access to most of the face, as in an open face helmet.

The rider may thus eat, drink or have a conversation without unfastening the chinstrap and removing the helmet, making them popular among motor officers.

Since the chin bar section also protrudes further from the forehead than a three-quarters visor, riding with the helmet in the open position may pose increased risk of neck injury in a crash.

Observation and unofficial testing suggest that significantly greater protection exists beyond that for an open face helmet, and may be enough to pass full-face helmet standardized tests, but the extent of protection is not fully established by all standards bodies.