Viking helmets
Scandinavian warrior caps
Viking helmets are the headgear worn by Norse warriors during the Viking Age.
Despite their popular image, actual Viking helmets were simple iron or leather caps—the iconic horned helmets are a 19th-century romantic invention with no archaeological support.
The phrase now often refers to the mythical horned version: football fans wearing Viking helmets in the stands.
- hornedHaving bony projections
- NorsemenMedieval Scandinavian warriors
- Norse mythologyScandinavian pagan religion
- raidersThose who plunder
- longshipsMedieval Norse sailing vessels
iron · warriors · battle · shield wall · battle axe · Scandinavia · medieval · armor · chainmail · plunder · axes · shields · sagas · berserkers · conquest · seafarers · Odin · Thor
- antiquitiesancient coins, ancient relics, ancient artifacts, ancient pottery, ancient seals
- Viking artifactsrunestones, longships, Oseberg ship, rune stones, spearheads
historical accuracy
Viking helmetsarchaeological evidence
Objects proving ancient history
Victorian invention · romanticized history · historical myths