Horned Helmets
While horns were not worn in battle, they were nonetheless used for ceremonial purposes.
Every day Vikings most likely never used horned helmets in combat. No horned helmet was dug up to date (although one would have to wonder whether a cow horn would have survived a millennium), and fighting battles with horns attached to a helmet would have been, well, impractical. Why provide your enemy with the equivalent of two handles on top of your h…
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