[post_page_title]The helmet myth[/post_page_title]
One common misconception about the Vikings is that they sported horned helmets which they wore in battle. This ,myth has even made its way into popular culture as the mascot for the football team, the Minnesota Vikings, is a blond-haired, macho man with a horned helmet on.
This idea of horns on helmets came from the first archaeologists to discover viking troves of treasure. It is now believed that the horns that were discovered were actually used for drinking and were used as a ritual placed next to a person’s helmet in death.
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