tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post900730923512327620..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: History and What It Feels Like - The Great HelmDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-63209803572674480312014-05-23T07:54:09.723-07:002014-05-23T07:54:09.723-07:00Wow- so men were fighting almost blind and deaf. m...Wow- so men were fighting almost blind and deaf. makes it even more terrifying!E.M. Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565716658256251123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-9640624376904455082014-05-23T07:40:11.597-07:002014-05-23T07:40:11.597-07:00E.M., it feels like being inside of a deep well or...E.M., it feels like being inside of a deep well or putting a large conch shell next to the ear. I have no padding, but I imagine it would dull pretty much everything. My oldest has one and it renders you deaf.<br />Helena, from what I have seen it was right around the turn between the two centuries that there was some "evolution" to this style. Scott Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978834492904487296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-11743128887344524412014-05-23T05:55:46.029-07:002014-05-23T05:55:46.029-07:00Thank you, Scott! I love your posts! One question,...Thank you, Scott! I love your posts! One question, are you sure the Great Helm made its appearance in the late 12th century? Or was it not until the early 13th?Helena P. Schraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06535398166485310212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-12157516185523249712014-05-23T02:21:33.248-07:002014-05-23T02:21:33.248-07:00Great post, Scott! It gave such a vivid sense of w...Great post, Scott! It gave such a vivid sense of what wearing one of these was like. I just wondered about restricted hearing and how this might have made the wearer vulnerable in different ways. Was that an issue for someone wearing one? E.M. Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565716658256251123noreply@blogger.com