Intimidating Armor

The technology available to today’s soldiers was not available to the ancient medieval soldiers. Superior strategy, larger numbers, brute strength, and psychological warfare were the only advantages an army might have over another. As a result their were a multitude of armors, helmets, and weapons created to scare enemy combatants. You’ll read about some of the more frightening armors employed by ancient soldiers in this article. I’ll even tell you where you can go to buy some highly intimidating medieval armor replicas.

Bones of animals and fallen combatants were the world’s most ancient form of frightening armor. Warriors made helmets out of the skulls of fierce predators or large men. They would do this by lopping off the top of it and resting it atop their head. Although this kind of armor was frightening to behold, it was not very sturdy. In comparison to Greek armor, bone armor did not seem like armor at all.

Even though old bones could not provide the same protection as leathers and metals, it did provide more of a “fear factor”. The high level of spirituality among ancient civilizations made anything involving the bones of the dead to be regarded as something to watch out for.

Once people became more adept at creating armors and working with leather, muscle armors were created. Ancient Greek soldiers had an affinity for armors that made them appear more muscular and fit. Enemy soldiers would think that they were fighting people with muscles carved straight from stone. The plumed helmet would make the soldiers look even taller then they really were, which mixed very well with the powerful looking bodies.

A good example of what this armor looked like can be found in many Internet stores. The store http://www.historicalclothingrealm.com has many great medieval armors for you to look through.

Similar looking armors as well as fierce looking helmets were found during the bronze age. Spikes and horns were placed atop helmets to make them look incredibly violent. Even though the horns and spikes were more decorative in nature, they did appear more intimidating to enemy combatants. These helmets made warriors seem to have an extra weapon to fight with.

Obviously modern day soldiers do not wear gear the same way ancient soldiers did. The modern day flack jackets and bullet proof vests do not appear very scary at all. The armored vehicles, however seem to make up for this fact. The next form of intimidation employed by future soldiers should be very interesting to behold. Will it be a space ship pointing guns directly at our neighbors or something entirely different? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.