Is it true that the Vikings wore horned helmets?

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Vikings really had horned helmetsCounterpoint: Essays in Archeology and Heritage Studies in Honor of Professor Kristian Kristiansen, but they only used them during religious rites or to demonstrate their status. In battle, the warriors wore smooth helmets so that the enemy's weapons would slide off when struck. So there was a better chance of surviving.

The most likely culprit behind this myth is costume designer and illustrator Karl Emil Dipler. For the production of Wagner's opera Der Ring des Nibelungen in 1876, he created beautiful but unrealistic robes, among which were winged and horned helmets.

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