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Painting Normans

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Looking around on line I've seen Normans with painted helmets. Is this artistic licence or fact/something the "Italian" Normans did? My Norman army will be the hastings version.

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Re: Painting Normans

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If we believe the norman queen Matilda they are !
The differente "old" colors meens that they was of differente colour at this time... IMIO!

Guillaume F 8)

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Thank you. Colour it is :)
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I also paint some of my helmet crusaders knight (Legio Heroica) who charge their turcopoles (Mirliton) !

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Nice painting... Might try to copy some of the court combos....
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Re: Painting Normans

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nigelemsen wrote:Nice painting... Might try to copy some of the court combos....
Thanks ! :)
Copy as you want ! 8)
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