Two horned helmets widely attributed to the Vikings have just been dated to 900 B.C. — some 2,000 years before the Vikings ...

The main items for a Viking would be a helmet, a shield, a knife, and then a spear or an axe. Using a round shield provides a big protective advantage that makes armour less important when ...

The Cincinnati Reds keep on winning, and fans are seeing more and more of the team's celebratory Viking helmet.. The Reds' tradition is new this season. Players are draped in a special cape and ...

The elaborately-horned Viksø helmets have been associated with medieval Vikings. But a new study fixes their date to about 900 B.C. – over a thousand years before any Vikings.

STOCKTON, ENGLAND—According to a BBC News report, an artifact discovered by workmen on a riverbank in northeastern England in the 1950s has been identified as a tenth-century Viking helmet by ...

One reason the Oseberg tapestry is famous is its unique depiction of a horned helmet. Horned Viking helmets have long captured the imagination of the modern world, but they are likely a 19th ...

Misconceptions abound about Vikings. They are often depicted as bloodthirsty, unwashed warriors with winged helmets. But that's a poor picture based largely on Viking portrayals in the 19th ...

A: “Plastic viking helmets are allowed through. Please check with your airline about wearing it on the flight.” In their responses, the specialists embrace exclamation points and Hallmark card ...

Millennia-Old Headgear Is One of Just Two (Almost) Intact Viking Helmets A new study dates a piece of armor found in Britain in the 1950s to the tenth century A.D. Alex Fox - Correspondent.