Sunday, May 5, 2019

World's Only Authentic Viking Helmet

Anyone who knows anything about the Vikings knows that they did not have horns on their helmets. That misconception came from a Wagner opera.

In fact, only one complete Viking helmet has been found - the 10th Century Gjermundbu Helmet which was discovered on a Norwegian farm in 1943. You can now see the helmet at the Historical Museum in Oslo this summer.