Dear Steve O

The helmets also had the funny little nasal bit which made a very jolly carrying handle. The three on the right are breaching the union rules and carrying two hauberks between them. Of course the Bayeux tapestry is highly stylised and they probably did carry at least four but try embroidering that without the benefit of perspective. Three full size hauberks* would be about a hundredweight so no different to carrying a cwt sack between two men.

David

*The one I tried on was the smaller version - hauburgeon see the box art.