"Viking society only developed in the 9th century C.E., and there is no sign that Vikings really wore horned helmets."
They mention Sardinia a few times in the article, but I don't know if that is where the horned helmets actually came from...I still think Tyre and Phoenicia would be a good bet.
I skimmed the article but got the gist...you might want to give it a closer look.
Edit: They say the helmets are from the "Near East" but I don't think they specify.
Oh wait..."The motif likely reached Europe from the East thanks to Phoenician travelers from the eastern Mediterranean coastal area, reports Sana Noor Haq for CNN."
See, this is why I should read articles more thoroughly.
So this big mess is a wall inscription depicting Ramses III fighting the mysterious sea peoples. If you zoom in on the pic and start to focus you kinda tell whats going on, a sea battle. look at little harder and you can start to see whos who. the majority are Egyptian soldiers (I thought all were at first glace) but 2 boats have slightly different warriors. These are depictions of sea peoples.
his attire (sword shield helmet) looks strikingly similar to something you'd expect a Viking in the middle ages to wear. Even the boats look like Viking long boats. But these events would be nearly 2000 years apart. Viking age was around 1000AD, Ramses III reign was 1100BC.
Maybe Phoenicians? Sea-fairing, worshiped Baal (often depicted with horns), ships look pretty similar.
Check this out...
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/iconic-viking-horned-helmets-actually-3000-years-old-180979339/
"Viking society only developed in the 9th century C.E., and there is no sign that Vikings really wore horned helmets."
They mention Sardinia a few times in the article, but I don't know if that is where the horned helmets actually came from...I still think Tyre and Phoenicia would be a good bet.
I skimmed the article but got the gist...you might want to give it a closer look.
Edit: They say the helmets are from the "Near East" but I don't think they specify.
Oh wait..."The motif likely reached Europe from the East thanks to Phoenician travelers from the eastern Mediterranean coastal area, reports Sana Noor Haq for CNN."
See, this is why I should read articles more thoroughly.
Phoenicians from the eastern Mediterranean coastal area, not vikings
Yes
Norsemen never wore horned helmets.
That sword isn't Norse.
Educate yourself.
So this big mess is a wall inscription depicting Ramses III fighting the mysterious sea peoples. If you zoom in on the pic and start to focus you kinda tell whats going on, a sea battle. look at little harder and you can start to see whos who. the majority are Egyptian soldiers (I thought all were at first glace) but 2 boats have slightly different warriors. These are depictions of sea peoples.
his attire (sword shield helmet) looks strikingly similar to something you'd expect a Viking in the middle ages to wear. Even the boats look like Viking long boats. But these events would be nearly 2000 years apart. Viking age was around 1000AD, Ramses III reign was 1100BC.