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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?
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*Video Chapters*
00:00 The Veksø Helmets
01:26 Sponsorship
02:57 Horned Helmets
07:06 Ritual Helmets
11:57 Battle Helmets
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