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).

there is only one preserved helmet from the Viking Age and this does not have horns. It was found in the Norwegian warrior’s burial at Gjermundbu, north of Oslo, together with the only complete ...

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.