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The Vendel Helmet is a 7th-century Scandinavian helmet discovered in a boat burial in Vendel, Sweden.
It dates to the Vendel Period (c. 550–790 AD), a time that predates the Viking Age and reveals the existence of a powerful warrior elite in early Scandinavia.

The helmet is made of iron and decorated with intricate animal-style imagery and metal fittings, suggesting it was worn by a high-status warrior or ruler.
Similarities between the Vendel helmets and the Sutton Hoo helmet in England show strong cultural and artistic connections across northern Europe during the early Middle Ages.

Rather than being mass-produced armor, helmets like this were rare, symbolic objects associated with authority, warfare, and ritual.
They offer crucial insight into how Scandinavian warrior culture evolved before the rise of the Vikings.

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