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To: Bonemaker
Viking helmets didn't have horns. Horns were a costume design choice in Wagner operas.

"Carl Emil Doepler’s 1876 costume designs for Richard Wagner’s opera Der Ring des Nibelungen helped popularize horned Viking helmets. Historians note there’s no direct archaeological evidence that Vikings widely wore horned helmets."

15 posted on 07/10/2026 3:07:16 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Thanks for trying to destroy a fabulous myth!🤨


16 posted on 07/10/2026 4:23:55 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo )
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