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No, Vikings Didn’t Have Horns On Their Helmets — Here’s The True Origins of the Myth

Learn more about the Vikings, their lifestyle, and where the stereotypical horned helmet originated from.
Los Angeles Times

Gone are the horned helmets in Wagner’s ‘Ring,’ but are new ways always better?

The horned helmet — usually sitting on the head of a zaftig soprano — is the universal symbol of Richard Wagner’s “The Ring of the Nibelung.” But like Shakespearean tights and codpieces, it’s a visual ...
Live Science

Horned 'Viking' helmets were actually from a different civilization, archaeologists say

Spectacular helmets worn by Bronze Age leaders as power symbols. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Two spectacular bronze helmets ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Horned Helmets Falsely Attributed to Vikings Are Actually Nearly 3,000 Years Old

The new research dates the helmets to around 900 B.C.E. National Museum of Denmark Some of the most common depictions of Vikings show large warriors wearing helmets affixed with horns. But new ...