Instead, the political and religious elite met there to trade goods ... and together they made the brow ridge of a pre-Viking era helmet. The helmet was made of bronze and then gilded in gold ...

Concealed in iron helmets, chain mail, and leather cuirasses (leather torso armor), Viking re-enactors attend ... content – were the weapons of the elite. They were so sought-after they were ...

An exceptionally rare gold-plated fragment of a pre-Viking helmet adorned with red gemstones ... Lejre was a "political and religious elite site" where people worshipped the gods, revered the ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge ... study to focus on pregnancy in the Viking age, authored by myself, Kate Olley, Brad Marshall and Emma ...

The metallic gray stripe is a nod to early Viking battle helmets and the color emulates ancient Viking armor. The numbers have "icicle drip" accents along the back, and the three shields represent ...