![reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo helmet, a decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet discovered during the 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. Buried around 625 AD. it is believed to have been the helmet reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo helmet, a decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet discovered during the 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. Buried around 625 AD. it is believed to have been the helmet](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MR5D77/reconstruction-of-the-sutton-hoo-helmet-a-decorated-anglo-saxon-helmet-discovered-during-the-1939-excavation-of-the-sutton-hoo-ship-burial-buried-around-625-ad-it-is-believed-to-have-been-the-helmet-of-king-raedwald-for-whom-its-elaborate-decoration-may-have-given-it-a-secondary-function-almost-akin-to-a-crown-MR5D77.jpg)
reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo helmet, a decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet discovered during the 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. Buried around 625 AD. it is believed to have been the helmet
![Stunning Anglo-Saxon helmet worn by Brit military general 1,300 years ago goes on display after experts reconstruct it from 4,000 pieces Stunning Anglo-Saxon helmet worn by Brit military general 1,300 years ago goes on display after experts reconstruct it from 4,000 pieces](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NINTCHDBPICT000451317290.jpg)
Stunning Anglo-Saxon helmet worn by Brit military general 1,300 years ago goes on display after experts reconstruct it from 4,000 pieces
![Stunning Anglo-Saxon helmet worn by Brit military general 1,300 years ago goes on display after experts reconstruct it from 4,000 pieces Stunning Anglo-Saxon helmet worn by Brit military general 1,300 years ago goes on display after experts reconstruct it from 4,000 pieces](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NINTCHDBPICT000451317174.jpg)
Stunning Anglo-Saxon helmet worn by Brit military general 1,300 years ago goes on display after experts reconstruct it from 4,000 pieces
![Replicas of finds from the Sutton Hoo Saxon burial site - richly decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet of war, Sutton Hoo at National Trust Replicas of finds from the Sutton Hoo Saxon burial site - richly decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet of war, Sutton Hoo at National Trust](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/lowres-picturecabinet.com/115/main/1/343968.jpg)
Replicas of finds from the Sutton Hoo Saxon burial site - richly decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet of war, Sutton Hoo at National Trust
![Are these Anglo Saxon helmets historically accurate, do they have any basis in reality? I see them only in modern artwork depicting warriors from that age and cant seem to find any Are these Anglo Saxon helmets historically accurate, do they have any basis in reality? I see them only in modern artwork depicting warriors from that age and cant seem to find any](https://preview.redd.it/odz27df6znc71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b82c85b8330840a0caaeafa1ef9a5d8307bc2b16)