This tapestry also contains one of the only known depictions of a horned Viking helmet.

What did actual Viking helmets look like ... Parts of helmets have been found in Denmark, including “brow ridges” to protect the warrior’s face in battle. The lack of helmet finds may ...

Just before the age of the Vikings, a town on an eastern island of present-day Denmark was a regional center of trade. The town of Lejre is centrally located between England and Sweden, each with ...

An exceptionally rare gold-plated fragment of a pre-Viking helmet adorned with red ... Together, these pieces form most of the helmet's brow ridge, revealing a distinct curved shape.

Viking society only developed in the 9th century C.E., and there is no sign that Vikings really wore horned helmets. According to History.com, the legend likely originated with Scandinavian ...

THE cover of the February 2nd edition 2013 of The Economist featured a Viking wearing a horned helmet, to accompany our special report on the merits of the Nordic model. Our cover designer knew ...

As Roberta Frank explains in a 2000 scholarly article, “The Invention of the Viking Horned Helmet,” the costume device gained currency after the 1876 premiere of Wagner’s “The Ring of the ...

Per a statement, the gear is the first of its kind ever found in Britain and only the second nearly complete Viking helmet in the world. (The other was found in Gjermundbu, Norway, in 1943).