DiscoverProfessor Buzzkill History Podcast#13 - Mini-Myth: Vikings Didn’t Wear Horned Helmets into Battle
#13 - Mini-Myth: Vikings Didn’t Wear Horned Helmets into Battle

#13 - Mini-Myth: Vikings Didn’t Wear Horned Helmets into Battle

Update: 2015-05-14
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A Viking horned helmet would have been very impractical, and perhaps dangerous, in battle, Buzzkillers. There is only one depiction of a horned helmet in ancient Nordic art, and it was probably ceremonial. Horned helmets are most likely the invention of legendary opera composer Wagner’s costume designer in the 19th century.
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#13 - Mini-Myth: Vikings Didn’t Wear Horned Helmets into Battle

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