My great compliments on the books you write, I am a great fan of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, and to say he became a hero to me is a title that is still too low for the great Uhtred. I started a survey about norse/anglo-saxon usage of helmets, most of the authors speak that the usage of the Common Spangenhelm were used(the conical one with nose guard), hearing a lot that Helms like The sutton hoo, or gjermundbu(the only actual viking age helmet found in scandinavia) weren’t usable in a battle, due to the adorns on them. I would like to kindly ask, the sources so I can get further reading about the usage of the helmets,(or even sources that can really shed a light on me on this matter) unfortunately where I live, Brazil, people doesn’t seem to be really interested in norse/saxons, and books come here with less frequency, making me order from US, or UK. I have been waiting for the new book of the saxon stories, almost impatiently(hehe, sorry I am a compulsive reader) here some cheers from a Brazilian fan! thanks for the time, have a nice week.
Phill