You might be interested in this I wrote last year sometime:https://creators.vice.com/en_uk/article/vvy8v3/the-middle-ages-darkest-tech-was-invented-by-victorian-con-men …
Vikings didn't wear horn helmets. This is the only complete Viking-era helmet that's ever been found.pic.twitter.com/d0dLurSO2t
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What a pity.. horn were so iconic..
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Già! Le corna furono aggiunte agli elmi molto più tardi, nelle rappresentazioni delle opere di Wagner. Faceva molto figo...
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È vero.. ma fa anche molto figo riciclarmi a qualche sta nozioncina di cultura.
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Non volevo fare il saccente (figurati,una capra come me). Hai ragione,le corna sono molto "iconic". Ci rimasi male quando scoprii che erano un'invenzione.
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Ma no che saccente.. ero seria! Sono quelle notiziole che rendono curiosa una conversazione e io le adoro! (Sarà che fare la saputella è un po' il mio mestiere.. )
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Mi fa piacere. Anch'io adoro imparare cose nuove,curiose.
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the idea of vikings not having horns on their helmet is a common misconception, likely caused by their portrayals in modern media. Nearly all viking helmets had horns
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So more have been found and some did have horns? I had a feeling about this tweet.
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Hail Odin
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soo coool
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According to Húsavík's Exploration Museum (http://www.explorationmuseum.com ), horns would have been a nice handhold for an enemy to slit the wearer's throat
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Maybe the horns were inflatable but the material didn't survive through the ages?
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Glad I don’t have to go back and make amendments to these chaps I painted earlier this year. (28mm Gripping Beast figures)pic.twitter.com/x516kSea8P
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Thanks. That destroys my entire conception of Vikings.
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