# Heavy Metal and Vikings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-and-vikings/490094>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 19, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-and-vikings/490094 "2009-03-19T23:59:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-and-vikings/490094/21 "2009-03-25T21:48:53Z")

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It’s because of this:

[http://www.vikingkittens.com/](http://www.vikingkittens.com/)

I’m sticking with that answer.

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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-and-vikings/490094/22 "2009-03-25T22:12:15Z")

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> [@Captain\_Amazing](#):
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> It’s because of this:
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> [http://www.vikingkittens.com/](http://www.vikingkittens.com/)
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> I’m sticking with that answer.

Ha, that’s great. And I generally dislike cats, but they’re far more suited to the conquering overlord role than dogs are.

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**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-and-vikings/490094/23 "2009-03-25T23:17:08Z")

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> [@mr.jp](#):
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> A TOTALLY BADASS VIKING WITH A BRAIDED BEARD AND A HELMET WITH GODDAM HORNS ON IT SLASHING A HUGE BATTLE-AXE

Viking helmets _did not_ have horns.

Blame Wagner for misinforming you. 🙂

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**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-and-vikings/490094/24 "2009-03-26T07:38:05Z")

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> [@Mighty\_Girl](#):
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> Viking helmets _did not_ have horns.
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> Blame Wagner for misinforming you. 🙂

I know that. Noone is talking about actual vikings. What with their farming and other boring stuff.

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**Author:** ![VanillaGorilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@VanillaGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanillaGorilla)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heavy-metal-and-vikings/490094/25 "2009-03-26T14:16:43Z")

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Viking metal? Stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. :mad:

Edit: In my (apparently not so) humble opinion.

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