▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁hel met . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁French ▁b our ge ois ▁arms : ▁ ▁Germany ▁ ▁Although ▁assumption ▁of ▁arms ▁always ▁remained ▁free , ▁the ▁em per ors ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁since ▁Charles ▁IV ▁began ▁to ▁grant ▁arms ▁without ▁raising ▁people ▁to ▁nob ili ary ▁status . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁grant ▁arms ▁was ▁deleg ated ▁to ▁“ Count s ▁Pal at ine ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Court ” ▁( ), ▁who ▁from ▁then ▁on ▁also ▁granted ▁arms ▁to ▁burg h ers . ▁This ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁lux ury ▁everyone ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁afford . ▁ ▁The ▁til ting ▁hel met ▁was ▁pres cribed ▁for ▁arms ▁of ▁non - n ob les , ▁while ▁the ▁bar red ▁hel met ▁was ▁restricted ▁by ▁the ▁imperial ▁ch an cell ery ▁to ▁the ▁nob ility ▁as ▁u ph old ers ▁of ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁tour ney ing . ▁This ▁privile ge ▁was ▁also ▁shared ▁by ▁certain ▁people ▁who ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁same ▁standing ▁as ▁the ▁nob ility , ▁e . g . ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁doctor ' s ▁title ▁in ▁law ▁or ▁the ology . ▁Custom ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁bar red ▁hel met ▁was ▁also ▁followed ▁by ▁city ▁patr icians . ▁Although ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁til ting ▁hel met ▁by ▁burg h ers ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁obey ed , ▁it ▁has ▁still ▁become ▁the ▁norm ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁German - N ord ic ▁her ald