The idea that Viking helmets ever even had horns is surprisingly recent, despite the fact that the culture is well-documented in written history. ... “Building structures were changing.

A “viking age” is first mentioned in 1873, in two independent Danish and Swedish articles; the period gets its first monumental write-up in Johannes Steenstrup’s four-volume Norman-nerne ...

The main items for a Viking would be a helmet, a shield, a knife, and then a spear or an axe. Using a round shield provides a big protective advantage that makes armour less important when ...

Like many aspects of Viking culture, the origins of the Ulfberht sword are shadowy. Some 170 examples bearing the inscription have been found across Europe, though many have their letters spelled ...

Millennia-Old Headgear Is One of Just Two (Almost) Intact Viking Helmets A new study dates a piece of armor found in Britain in the 1950s to the tenth century A.D. Alex Fox - Correspondent.

Like many Zombie Symbols, there is a kernel of truth, but even that truth is based on a fiction. The horned helmet was basically invented (torn out of its limited historical context and radically ...

The Cincinnati Reds keep on winning, and fans are seeing more and more of the team's celebratory Viking helmet. The Reds' tradition is new this season. Players are draped in a special cape and ...