Template:Did you know nominations/Pioneer Helmet


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 12:51, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Pioneer Helmet

 * ... that the boar-crested Pioneer Helmet (pictured) was found with a pattern welded sword in the burial of an Anglo-Saxon warrior? Source: Meadows 2004, p. 7: "On the radiograph a series of linear striae were apparent, they reflected the drawing together of the rods that lower down on the blade had been forged together in a pattern weld."
 * ALT1:... that the boar-crested Pioneer Helmet (pictured) was initially mistaken for a bucket? Source: Read 2006, p. 38: "A large iron object, provisionally identified as a 'bucket', was found adjacent to the body's left hip. ... The 'bucket' was X-radiographed immediately and the first results showed it to be a helmet in profile with a boar straddling its apex."
 * ALT2:... that the boar-crested Pioneer Helmet (pictured) evokes those worn by the warriors in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf? Webster & Meadows 1997, p. 4: "The superior pattern-welded sword and the helmet from this new grave could have stepped straight out of the text of Beowulf, with its allusions to serpent-decorated blades, and helmets with iron-hard boar figures."
 * ALT3:... that the boar-crested Pioneer Helmet (pictured) was found in more than 100 pieces? Webster 2004, p. 25: "The X-rays showed the helmet to be very badly damaged (it is broken into 100-200 fragments)."
 * ALT4:... that the boar-crested Pioneer Helmet (pictured) was taken to a hospital for treatment? Read 2006, p. 40: "existing links with Leicester General Hospital were exploited, and the object was further examined using state of the art equipment. ... At the hospital the helmet was subjected to two different radiological techniques: Digitally based x-radiography [and CT scans]."
 * Reviewed: Gay Kindersley

5x expanded by Usernameunique (talk). Self-nominated at 07:12, 12 December 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg This recently expanded article is new enough, long enough, neutral, and well written. ALT1 is very interesting and supported with offline academic source, accepted AGF. Image is freely licensed. It should be moved to Wikicommons, but I don't think it's a DYK requirement. No copyvio found (Earwig reports an alarming likelihood for copyvio, but that's because of the Beowulf quote). QPQ is done. ALT1 is good to go, and thanks for the excellent work! -Zanhe (talk) 00:17, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Just to note that I've just moved the image to Commons. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 20:23, 1 January 2018 (UTC)