Why are Viking always depicted as wearing those hats with big horns on them? If they did in fact wear them, what kind of animal did they use to get them?
Vikings did not have horns on their helmets. They were only depicted that way in art. Instead of horns their hats were of hard leather with wood and metal reinforcement used for the regular troops. The chieftans had an iron helmet with a mask. The one true viking helmet was dated back to the 10th century and was made of iron.
"Viking -." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 17 Mar. 2010.
"File:Leif Ericson on the Shore of Vinland.gif -." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 17 Mar. 2010.
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