Gjermundbo helmet
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A Viking history of Oslo
Today, Oslo is an uber-cool, bustling, and confident metropolis, having undergone a cultural blossoming of late. Its origins, however, date back more than a millennium to the early medieval period, when Vikings roamed and established a small trading place at the mouth of the Oslo fjord.2 years ago — Scandinavia -
From discovery to replication: Two friends keep the Gjermundbo helmet's legacy alive
Boyhood friends Bjarne Sørensen and Torkild Waagaard have long been producing models of the famous Gjermundbo helmet, a unique Viking find with which their lives have been inextricably linked. Bjarne talks to The Viking Herald about the wartime discovery on his uncle's farm.2 years ago — News