Viking Helmet

    Viking helmet for those early morning norse raids that require a viking helmet. Viking helmet for boisterous invaders. A viking helmet for a hefty party attitude and plundering manners. Viking helmet with awesome horns. The viking helmet worn by hefty party dudes never too shy to lift a glass or pinch a maiden or two. Sailing viking helmet for norsemen crossing 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. Bulky blonde haired marauders from the chilly north set to the sea for alot more than a warm weather cruise. Once the most feared raiders of Europe, these skilled ship builders were found most any where sea side villages lay waiting. There are even theories of them having come to the Americas long before the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
    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 Helmet

A Shore storming classic for there are
always villages to plunder. Hefty plastic
viking helmet bearing attached horns in
metallic gold or silver.

Gold (8217G) $7

Silver (8217S) $7

Nordic Warrior
Deluxe head gear with full long locks
attached. Nordic blonde hair casacdes
from beneath our deluxe seafaring hat.

(9650) $32

Viking Helmet

An adult size small to medium or childs.
Ornate viking helmet in metallic grey or
steel blue with symbolic gold overlay.

(5673) $4

Viking Maiden Helmet
Fancy viking helmet with attached blonde
braids. Enticing braids attached to our nordic
maidens headpiece. Med. Adult to Kids size.

(5000) $16

helmets

* Historical text from occultopedia.com

Marauder Helmets

Adult size with large blonde braids for
those early morning sea island raids.

(1324) $12

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