Viking helmets

Early Medieval Helmets: Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Frankish

Explore our extensive range of early medieval helmets, such as Anglo-Saxon helmets, Frankish helmets, and Viking helmets. Our Viking helmets are authentic and based on real helmets from the Viking Age. Viking helmets with horns are a modern invention. The Vikings and Anglo-Saxons primarily wore nasal helmets, characterized by a steel nose guard and cheek plates. We have beautifully decorated helmets for home decoration, or thicker steel helmets for reenactment battles. Our Viking helmets are from Marshal Historical, Deepeeka, Ulfberth, Windlass Steelcrafts, Epic Armoury, and other brands.

Spangenhelm

The Spangenhelm is one of the most common helmets in the early Middle Ages. This type of helmet was worn by the Germanic peoples and the Vikings (including the Rusvik Vikings). The Spangenhelm consists of steel parts riveted together by steel strips, known as spangen.

Famous Early Medieval Helmets: Sutton Hoo Helmet and Gjermundbu Helmet

Two famous helmets from the early Middle Ages are the Sutton Hoo helmet and the Gjermundbu helmet. Both helmets are available as replicas in our webshop. The Sutton Hoo helmet is an Anglo-Saxon find from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo. It is beautifully decorated with engraved figures such as warriors. The Gjermundbu helmet is a Viking helmet of the spectacle helmet type, with a steel rim around the eyes. Various helmets in our store are based on the Gjermundbu helmet, and we also have helmets with mail collars.