http://www.metafilter.com/tags/hornedhelmets Posts tagged with 'hornedhelmets' at MetaFilter. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:05:46 -0800 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:05:46 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/52128/The%2DViking%2Dhorned%2Dhelmet%2Dmyth Contrary to <a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=%22viking%20helmet%22&sourceid=mozilla-search&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&sa=N&tab=wi">popular belief</a>, <a href="http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhornedhelmet.html">Vikings did not</a> <a href="http://www.tirbriste.org/dmir/ArmsArmor/01/0101/0101.html">wear horned helmets</a>, if <a href="http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/armor.shtml">the Viking Answer Lady</a> is to be believed. Apparently, the whole <a href="http://www.intercollege.se/viking/VikingProjectII/Grupp%204,%20Martin,%20Tina,%20Ida,%20Max,%20Leni%20html/index.htm">kerfuffle</a> was <a href="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/?t=871">instigated at least in part</a> by <a href="http://www.gotiskaforbundet.se/">these guys</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.52128 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:05:46 -0800 9622 9622v2 helmet hornedhelmets kerfuffle longboat myth urbanlegend urbanlegends urbanmyth urbanmyths viking vikings goodnewsfortheinsane