20 Viking Myths to Bring Up at Family Dinner

20 Viking Myths to Bring Up at Family Dinner number one. Vikings did not wear horned helmets. not one. not ever. no Viking Age helmet with horns has ever been dug up, and none of the written sources from the time mention them. the horns were invented by a costume designer named Carl Emil Doepler for a Wagner opera in eighteen seventy-six. so the entire mental image of a Viking, the thing that pops into your head when you hear the word — that was made up by a German theater guy to look cool from the cheap seats. every helmet horn you've ever seen in a movie is a spoiler for a musical. "Copyright Disclaimer" Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, education or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Note: ⚠ All the videos are created by myself. Copying without permission is prohibited. My videos are solely intended for entertainment purposes. This video is based on various relevant research and discussions. All presented data, numbers, facts, and images may not be up-to-date, valid, or in any specific order.