Armor in the Beowulf PoemThe armor mentioned in the Beowulf poem includes helmets and chain mail. There are an incredible number of references to these battle clothes in the poem, making this subject of armor very relevant to consider. “Helmets are the most dramatic and often cited piece of armor found in Beowulf,” explains Catherine M. Hills. in “Beowulf and Archaeology.” Indeed, when examining the poem, we find numerous references to helmets in the first 400 lines of the poem: wild boar figures gleamed on cheek guards plated and inlaid with gold; 6) Iron-gray corselets and grim helmet-masks (334) Chief Geatish spoke in turn, loudly in his helmet (341-2) You may now enter, in your battle armor, wearing war masks (395) - 6) Brave in his helmet [he advanced] until he stood before the king (403-4) "Beowulf's own helmet was "inlaid with gold, encircled with noble bands and decorated with “effigies of wild boars” (Arnold 91). In Europe, around 100 helmets have been found, mostly dating from the 6th and 7th centuries; of the three types, two come from the Romans. 37 are of the Anglo-Scandinavian type, with a crest running across the top of the nose at the rear. Some of them were found buried during cremations in Gotland. In England, only three Anglo-Saxon helmets have been found: Benty Grange – 7th century; York – 8th century; Sutton Hoo – 6th century. a section of chain mail was found attached to the York helmet as a collar...... middle of paper ......tion and design in helmet manufacturing in particular.BIBLIOGRAPHYArnold, Ralph. “Royal Halls – the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial.” In Beowulf: The Donaldson Translation, edited by Joseph F. Tuso. New York, WWNorton and Co.: 1975Chickering, Howell D. Beowulf A bilingual edition. New York: Anchor Books, 1977. Clark, George. Beowulf. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990. Cramp, Rosemary. “Beowulf and Archaeology.” In TheBeowulf Poet, edited by Donald K. Fry. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968. Hills, Catherine M. “Beowulf and Archaeology.” In A Beowulf Handbook, edited by Robert Bjork and John D. Niles. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1997. Stanley, E.G. “Beowulf.” In The Beowulf Reader, edited by Peter S. Baker. New York: Éditions Garland, 2000.