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↑↑↑ Larger size on website 🔸 A warrior angel stands with a staff in hand, their face obscured by a helmet with feathered wings. T

A warrior angel stands with a staff in hand, their face obscured by a helmet with feathered wings. The angel is clad in weathered armor, a blend of white, gold, and green, hinting at a past filled with battles. The image evokes a sense of both power and solemn reflection.

On the winged helmet: There's the Great helm of Albert von Pranckh, 14th century that shows the helmet style often used by knights of the Teutonic Order. There's also the Codex Manesse depicting Tanhauser in the habit of the Teutonic Order along with a great helm topped with horned wings. They would've worn horned helmets, or several different variations of the great helms with or without horned or any other types of ornamentation throughout the 13th and 14th century.

On the winged helmet: There's the Great helm of Albert von Pranckh, 14th century that shows the helmet style often used by knights of the Teutonic Order. There's also the Codex Manesse depicting Tanhauser in the habit of the Teutonic Order along with a great helm topped with horned wings. They would've worn horned helmets, or several different variations of the great helms with or without horned or any other types of ornamentation throughout the 13th and 14th century.

a helmet with wings on it and a red wall in the background, as well as an image of a bird's wing

The winged helmet is a type of helmet that is found in mythology as well as history. In the realm of mythology, such helmets are associated with the Greek god Hermes (known also as Mercury by the Romans), as well as the Norse gods. Historically, the winged helmet is often associated with the Celts and Vikings, though erroneously so.

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