When did metal armour first emerge in Europe?
Where was it first developed? What about the first metal helmets and shields?
And what can all this armour tell us about its users and the societies they came from?
This is the story of European Bronze Age armour.
Sources for this video:
- Protecting the Body in War and Combat – Marianne Mödlinger
- Warriors and Weapons in Bronze Age Europe – Anthony Harding
- Warfare in Bronze Age Society – Edited by Christian Horn & Kristian Kristiansen
- The Rise of Bronze Age Society – Kristiansen & Larsson
- Globalization, Battlefields & Economics – Helle Vandkilde
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