The notion that all Vikings, women and men, young and old, wore helmets with horns is alive and well in popular culture. Nevertheless, that was not the case. Only two relatively complete helmets from the Viking Age have been discovered and they have no sign of ever having had horns. The Viking helmet from Gjermundbu has protection for the eyes and nose, at the bottom of the helmet there are marks after attachment for metal plates or chain mail that have hung as protection for the neck. But zero horns. There is evidence that a helmet or similar headgear with a kind of horn has been used at Viking ceremonies. The Oseberg textiles are decorated with figures wearing horned helmets. On the other hand, the Vikings did not wear horns on helmets used in combat, which would have reduced mobility and increased instability. The Gjermundbu helmet is on exhibition in VÍKINGR. C27317.