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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Eric Lind wrote:
> > Not to quibble... I lied, I am quibbling... Vikings didn't have horns on
> > their helmets. It's a myth, propogated by Wagnerian operas. Or the Pork
> > Industry. A "realistic" LEGO Viking helmet would be more in line with
> > the archer/spearman type helmets from older sets, I think (1).
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> Eric, you are completely right. No horns on Viking helmets, historically
> speaking.
You're both right -- haven't you seen Mel Brooks' classic movie, "History of the
World, Part One"?
At the end of the film, we get a sneak preview of (never-made, and most likely
never intended to be made) "History of the World, Part Two." "See! A Viking
funeral," the announcer says excitedly. In respect for their fallen comrade, we
see the Vikings remove their helmets. The HELMETS have no horns -- the PEOPLE
do.
Mystery solved. ;^)
> The Celts, on the other hand, sometimes did have horns.
Errr... I think you meant the Celts' *helmets*. 8^)
Followups, if you couldn't guess, are set to lugnet.off-topic.fun.
--
John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D.
Department of Strucutral Biology
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA 94305
Secretary, Californians for Renewable Energy <http://www.calfree.com>
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