In Gladiator (2000) as Maximus is preparing for his first fight in the Colosseum, one of the available helmets resembles the Sutton Hoo helmet, a famous Anglo Saxon artefact associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia.
In Gladiator (2000) as Maximus is preparing for his first fight in the Colosseum, one of the available helmets resembles the Sutton Hoo helmet, a famous Anglo Saxon artefact associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia.
Is there a context for this, out of interest? Nice detail, but can anyone explain why it would be there, or is it just “famous helmets for around then”
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Is there a context for this, out of interest? Nice detail, but can anyone explain why it would be there, or is it just “famous helmets for around then”
So?