Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-176.88.79.132-20190906005307

As you probably already know, imperial helmet has two variants; one closely resembles the leather imperial helmet used by most legionnaires across Skyrim, and the closed variant which resembles a real life Spartan/Greek helmet and can only be found at 3 locations.

What I believe is that the first common variant of the imperial steel helmet has origins in Skyrim. By that I mean it has been produced by the Nords rather than imperials. Sure, the helmet looks similar to the Gallic helmets used by Romans in real life, but a dialogue with Noster supports this. When gets his leather helmet (which is identical in shape to the common imperial steel helmet), he says "this is real Nord craftsmanship."

The closed variant on the other hand has been produced by the Imperials. There are few hints that support this part of the theory;

1- 2 of the 3 closed helmets found in the game spawn at locations associated with imperials (one way or another)

-One spawns at the EEC Warehouse in Solitude. It may be the part of a shipment for the Imperial Legion.

-Another one spawns near a shrine of Talos. It may have been put there by a loyal soldier after the Great War as a tribute or offering.

2- Closed variant represents the Imperial culture more precisely compared to the "normal" variant. (Since Imperials serve as an analog to the Greeks and Romans in real life)

3-In Legends card arts, we see entire Imperial legions using the closed helmet instead of the "regular" one.

In short, the closed variant is the actual Imperial helmet, whereas the more common variant is being produced and utilized by the Nord legionnaires.

Sorry for the absurdly long post, take care and thanks. 