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Old 21st February 2019, 06:47 PM   #14
Jim McDougall
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I didn't notice that you haven't cracked the riddle in your last paragraph.[/QUOTE]

These funerary armor elements really do pose riddles, as they become entangled with, or are presumed to be, actual pieces of medieval armor.
I recall one case where there were odd attachments on the back of one which were theorized to be for preventing the helm from becoming detached or some such. Turned out to be mounting attachments for display.
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