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 ...

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 ...

indicating that a mail curtain may have been attached to cover the neck. Damage to the helmet suggests it was hit by a plow or a spade. For more on Viking weaponry, go to "Weapons of the Ancient ...