Historyspeaking topic
Vikings never wore horned helmets; the image was invented by an opera costume designer in the 19th century and later mistaken for real history. If a piece of stage decor can become an entire people's face in our memory, doesn't it make you wonder how many of the images we accept as 'historical' are really just posters?
— The Viking horned helmet myth, an opera costume
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