Why Everyone is WRONG About Horned Helmets

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code DAN at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/dan Horned helmets were real. They were worn throughout late Bronze Age Europe. This is the story the extraordinary Veksø Helmets from Bronze Age Denmark. Who wore these horned helmets? Were they ritual costume or warrior’s armour? And what can similar horned figures from here in Scandinavia, and the rest of Europe, tell us about the pageantry of ancient warfare? *If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel* Become a YouTube Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVwT8zcS5Z_rYXnpomlbfg/join Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dandavisauthor All my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xngwz5 *Sources* Trade before Civilization https://amzn.to/4pMC6az The Rise of Bronze Age Society https://amzn.to/4pcEWFS Organizing Bronze Age Societies https://amzn.to/4pIpgtQ Ancient Warfare https://amzn.to/4pGivJj Protecting the Body in War and Combat https://amzn.to/4iY5hVO Bronze Age Warfare https://amzn.to/4pJTe1d Warfare in the Late Bronze Age of North Europe https://amzn.to/4oZ9bz4 Warriors and Weapons in Bronze Age Europe https://amzn.to/48HPhnA Díaz-Guardamino, M., García Sanjuán, L., Wheatley, D.W. et al. Rethinking Iberian ‘warrior’ stelae: a multidisciplinary investigation of Mirasiviene and its connection to Setefilla (Lora del Río, Seville, Spain). Archaeol Anthropol Sci 11, 6111–6140 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00909-1 Ahlqvist, L., & Vandkilde, H. (2018). Hybrid beasts of the Nordic Bronze Age. Danish Journal of Archaeology, 7, 180–194. https://doi.org/10.1080/21662282.2018.1507704 Ranta M, Skoglund P, Rédei AC, Persson T. Levels of Narrativity in Scandinavian Bronze Age Petroglyphs. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 2019;29(3):497-516. doi:10.1017/S0959774319000118 The above includes affiliate links so we may make a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. *Artistic reconstructions by:* Ancient Europeans https://www.instagram.com/ancienteuropeans2/ Didrik Magnus-Andresen https://x.com/didrikmagnusand Hodari Nundu https://www.deviantart.com/hodarinundu Remy06 https://x.com/Re_my_06 *Video Chapters* 00:00 The Veksø Helmets 01:26 Sponsorship 02:57 Horned Helmets 07:06 Ritual Helmets 11:57 Battle Helmets