viking spangenhelm with chainmail 92515969This Viking helmet is based on historical originals of the spangenhelm, one of the most popular types of helmets in the Early Middle Ages. It is of the nasal helmet type. Helmets like this were used throughout Europe from the 9th century onwards and remained in use at least until shortly after 1066, around the time they are depicted on both Norman and Anglo Saxon warriors in the famous Bayeux Tapestry. Helmets of this type were used by the Vikings as