Quote Originally Posted by Mike_Oettle View Post
Canuck in NI wrote: “And those ridiculous helmets, don't get me started.”

Well, as everybody ought to know, the ridiculous helmets with the enormous horns were a Wagnerian invention, not authentically Viking at all (whether Norse, Danish or Swedish). [snip]
Regards,
Mike
Actually I was also thinking of the strip-of-iron-over-the-nose versions that were seen in a certain version of Robin Hood from the late '80s. That remark was in some part an inside throw-away to a relative of mine who went out and bought such a helm just because he thought they were cool-looking. He's a lurker here. I will say no more.