The Vikings and Horned Helmets

The Vikings went into battle armed with the best weapons and tactics around during that time. They didn't, however, go into battle with horned helmets. Horned helmets were used for very special ceremonies, if they were used at all. They probably became a popular image of the vikings later, when people were looking back. They might have seen pictures of Viking ceremonies where they were worn and thought that all vikings wore them. As an added bonus, big men with horned helmets is more intimidating than big men without horned helmets, and that intimidation was what people expected from the Vikings.
"Viking Helmets - Did Viking Helmets Have Horns." European History The History of Europe. Web. 17 Mar. 2010. ."http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/thevikings/a/histmyths6.htm.