To get through the smoke and fire fumes he put on a medieval knight-in-armor helmet air-pumped by hose from a fire brigade water pump, and rescued all the horses.
The bridge of his nose was large and formed a straight line with his forehead, like the nose metal of a medieval helmet.
A medieval helmet bearing a crown sits atop the shield, with a fire breathing dragon (facing left from the bearer's point of view) perched on top of the crown.
They also appear on the back of a type of late medieval helmet known as the armet.
Ancient and medieval helmets were usually made of metals, often bronze, iron or steel, though some boar's tusk helmets were known to ancient Mycenea.
The badge also features a medieval helmet.
Many medieval helmets rested on the shoulders and prevented the wearer from turning his or her head, greatly restricting mobility.
The painting is discussed in Ross King's Judgment of Paris, where King notes: "In the bottom left of the painting is a medieval helmet and a pair of swords.
One image shows a wax figure of a boxer in close-up; nearby is a medieval helmet whose decorative metalwork suggests the features of a face.
The fifty-six dudes in the Swiss Guard strut around in pantaloons and leggings of blue, red and yellow; silver breastplates and medieval helmets.