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Horned helmets came from Bronze Age artists, not Vikings
Picture some Viking warriors. What are they wearing on their heads? Probably a helmet, right? Does it look like the one below? A Viking helmet found in Gjermundbu, Norway. Ove Holst.The first thing that probably jumps out to you here is that there are no horns. The helmet, discovered at a Norwegian farm in the…
Horned ‘Viking’ helmets were actually from a different civilization, archaeologists say
Home News The two Viksø helmets were found in pieces a bog in eastern Denmark in 1942. Archaeologists think they were deliberately deposited there as religious offerings. (Image credit: National Museum of Denmark)Two spectacular bronze helmets decorated with bull-like, curved horns may have inspired the idea that more than 1,500 years later, Vikings wore bulls'…