Since I am considering starting to fight heavy, I though I’d post about armor. Like much of Merovingian material culture, it can be difficult to pin down. Here are some websites with information.

Byzantine Lamellar Armour: Conjectural Reconstruction of a Find from the Great Palace in Istanbul, Based on Early Medieval Parallels

Here’s an image of a young man’s (child’s) helmet found in a burial at Cologne Cathedral.

Here is a MIGRATION PERIOD IRON BANDED HELMET, which you can buy for just $37,500!

Here is a An Exceptional Migration Period (Viking) Bronze and Silver Helmet (5th-6th Century C.E.).