Germanic boar helmet
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germanic-boar-helmet-219-3572967
title:
Germanic boar helmet
text:
Germanic boar helmets or boar crested helmets are attested in archaeological finds from England, Denmark and Sweden, dating to Vendel and Anglo-Saxon periods, and Old English and Old Norse written sources. They consist of helmets decorated with either a boar crest or other boar imagery that was believed to offer protection in battle to the wearer. They have also been proposed to be a costume for the ritual transformation into a boar, similar to berserkers, and to be associated with Freyr.
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description:
Decorated helmet in Germanic cultures
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_boar_helmet
date created:
2022-06-10T21:10:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T13:52:01Z
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