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The Vikings did not wear horned helmets.

Why it is true

The image of Vikings with horned helmets is a 19th-century invention, popularised in operas and romantic illustrations. Helmets found in Viking excavations are simple, without horns, and most warriors did not even wear a helmet.

Source: National Museum of Denmark

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