Vikings wore horned helmets into battle
Picture a Viking and the horns come with him, on every cartoon, costume and team mascot. Did Norse warriors really wear them?
Myth or fact? Reveal
Myth. Texts from the Viking Age never mention horned helmets, and the helmets archaeologists have recovered from the period have none. The image dates from the 1800s and was popularised by the costumes for Richard Wagner's Norse operas.