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Vikings never wore horned helmets. Here's why people thought they did.

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Explains the actual Viking helmet designs and traces the origin of the horned helmet myth in popular culture. Teaches historical fact-checking and the construction of cultural legends.

A 4-minute video from Vox: “Vikings never wore horned helmets. Here's why people thought they did.”.

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