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    Quote Originally Posted by The Gypsy View Post
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    This sounds interesting, please elaborate.
    He is refering to the Bronze age Mycenaean "Dendra Armour", and similar findings. Te Mycenaenas used helmets covered with peices of Boar tusks as protection. There have been multiple examples recovered, and they can also be seen on some art from the time:

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    A quick google search for Dendra Armour will give you more than enough to read and look at!
    Last edited by Mithridates VI Eupator; 07-31-2014 at 15:00.

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