Viking Helmets
Viking Helmets for those chilly nordic voyages. These boisterous early seafarers were famous for their party attitude
and plundering manners. Hefty fellows that were never too shy to lift a glass or pinch a viking maiden or two. Sailing norsemen crossed the
unforgiving waves in search of whatever plunder fell at their feet. Fearful horns adorned their viking helmets as they marched through lands
taking with them whatever wasn't nailed down.
Marauders, or pirates, that came from Scandinavia — what is now Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The people who lived there were
Norsemen, or Northmen. These Norsemen took part in swift, cruel raids along the coasts of Europe. Their expression for this type of warfare was to
"go a-viking." Vik in Norse means "harbor" or "bay."
The Vikings came to be the most feared raiders of their time and were the only Norsemen with whom most Europeans came in
contact. Their name was given to the era that dated from about 740 AD to about 1050 — the Viking Age.
Late in the 8th century their strange ships began appearing in the bays along the coasts of Europe. Some of these ships
were quite long for that era. They were strongly built of oak, and from 40 to 60 oarsmen sat on the rowers' benches. Each ship had a single mast with
a square sail that was often striped in brilliant colors. Bright shields overlapped along the gunwale. The ships were pointed at each end so that they
could go forward or backward without turning around. They had tall curved prows, usually carved in the shapes of dragons. These dragon ships, as they
were often called, usually appeared in a bay at about dawn. As soon as the ships reached the beach, tall blond men jumped out, shouting battle cries.
Armed with swords and battle-axes, they attacked the sleeping villagers. They killed many of them, captured some of the youths and maidens, and gathered
all the loot that their ships could carry. Then they sailed away.
At first these Viking attacks were made by small bands. Later there were more men and more ships, which roamed farther and farther from their homelands.
To the north and east they attacked the Lapps, Finns, and Russians. To the west they conquered and held for generations large parts of Britain and Ireland.
To the south they occupied northern France. The Norsemen did not actually conquer any country south of France, but their ships sailed along the coasts of
Spain and Portugal. They plundered Sicily and the northern shores of Africa and attacked Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.*
Viking Warrior
Deluxe Viking Helmet with long locks
attached. Nordic blonde hair casacdes
from beneath our deluxe viking helmet.
(9650) $32
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An adult size small to medium. Ornate viking
helmet in steel blue with symbolic gold overlay.
(5673) $4
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Fancy viking helmet with attached blonde
braids. Enticing braids attached to our nordic
maidens headpiece.
(5000) $16
* Historical text from occultopedia.com
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