Talk:Emesa helmet
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Reviewer: Iazyges (talk · contribs) 15:09, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
Will start soon. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 15:09, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
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Prose Suggestions
[edit]- into the individualised portrait of a face, not sure, but should this be into an individualised portrait of a face?
- National Museum are hidden in underground storage. should this be National Museum have been hidden in underground storage.? I think the past tense works better here.
- Ornate yet highly functional, suggest Ornately designed but highly functional,
- The latter circumstance may be more likely, for the acanthus ornamentation resembles that seen on Syrian temples. suggest The latter circumstance is considered more likely, as the acanthus ornamentation resembles that seen in Syrian temples.
- @Usernameunique: That is all my comments, passing now. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 14:50, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks very much for your review, Iazyges. I've adopted all your prose suggestions except the second; that sentence is supposed to indicate what the current status of the helmet is, hence present tense. Instead, I modified "in response to the Syrian Civil War" to "due to the Syrian Civil War," which I think makes it flow a bit better.
- Generally speaking, is there anything you think I should consider adding or changing if I end up taking this to FAC? --Usernameunique (talk) 18:53, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
- @Usernameunique: Make sure images have citations if possible, and alt descriptions. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 19:15, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
Helmet durability
[edit]I find it confusing that the helmet is strong enough for battle but not for tournies?
Unless my definition for "tournament" --- to show off, and practice, skill and prowess --- is wrong and that the "tournament" is more violent than battle, I find it very hard to think that the helmet could survive one type of encounter ("battle") but not another ("tournament").
Clarification, please. Thank you. 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 00:33, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
- Although the iron core was strong enough for either tournaments or battle, the decorative silver covering would have been easily damaged. Essentially, it wouldn't have been worth damaging the silver decoration during tournaments—even though strength-wise, it would have been fine—but during battle, it would be worth the risk. --Usernameunique (talk) 00:48, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
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