Morion (helmet) ... A morion (Spanish: morrión) (Catalan: morrió) is a type of open-faced combat helmet originally from Spain, used from the beginning of the 16th century to the early-17th century. The …

The Morion: An Introduction to its Development, Form, & Function By Jonathan Tavares The helmet type known as a morion has become an iconic symbol of the Renaissance soldier.

A morion is a type of open helmet used from the middle 16th and early 17th centuries, usually having a flat brim and a crest from front to back. It was introduced in the middle of the 16th century, …

MORION definition: an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back. See examples of morion …

morion 1 of 2 noun (1) mo· ri· on ˈmȯr-ē-ˌän : a high-crested helmet with no visor morion 2 of 2 noun (2) : a nearly black variety of smoky quartz

The morion, an open helmet characterized by a tall comb and curved brim peaking before and after, was popularly associated with the Spanish conquistadors in the New World.

'The next head-piece to which we shall refer - that beautiful morion which is the finest helmet of its kind with which we are acquainted - comes from Milan, and was bequeathed to the British Museum by the …

The morion is a helmet that appeared in early 16th-century Castile, covering the heads of ancient knights; its shape was somewhat conical and it usually featured an almost blade-like crest.

Alert dealers rescued them from the ignominous fate of slowly perishing in the obscurity of backstage shelves, and today they are prized collector's objects. This morion is stamped with the proofmark of …

For other uses, see Morion. A morion (Spanish: morrión) (Catalan: morrió) is a type of open-faced combat helmet originally from Spain, used from the beginning of the 16th century to the early-17th …