I'm planning on building a few saga warbands from the 10-11th Centuries and I am curious about the development of early medieval helmets. I was hoping someone on here could clarify their development or maybe point me in the right direction of relevant websites.
Cheek guards - are they still in use?
Spectacle helms - again are they in use?
Would it be predominantly/entirely conical/nasal helms?
Any other information about helmets etc would be greatly appreciated, I've done a bit of googling but a lot of what I find isn't all that specific about period appropriateness. I realise that very few intact helmets have been discovered so much of this could be speculation but I'm sure someone on here might be a bit more well informed than I.
Thanks.