What part of the Iliad is true?

We can discuss the archeological elements told in Homer's epics about the Trojan War during 1200's B.C.E as follows: After the Line B writing type in Mycanean palaces were decoded, we now know some typical words, names and objects that Mycaneans use. Among these are some names of Trojan women and slaves.

Moreover, the best known finding is a bronze sword which has a silver sword handle. This sword is two times mentioned in the Iliad. Other sign in the Iliad that corresponds with the findings are the chairots. With regard to the war dresses, the armor made from hammered bronze found in Midea, which is not far from Mycanean and Tiryns is also mentioned in the Iliad. A war equipment called "boar's tusk helmet" (because boar tusks were used) found in Greece in many places both as a foundling and as painted. The palace descriptions in the Iliad are also mostly based on a tradition.

For example, the palaces of Priamos, Menalaos and Odysseus have always a cellar. Such structures were found both in Mycanean and Trojan excavations. If we edd to these foundlings the information about Wilusa (Ilios/Trois) in the Hittite texts, then we can say that the Iliad has indeed a historical essence. One of the most important of these essence is the Trojan War.