Hello Bj”rn,
Wagner's "Ring" premiered in 1876 and featured nordic warriors wearing
such helmets
Was there any Viking ships portrayed in that opera? Or was it only blond, clean-shaved, blue-eyed, land-based Arian type of warriors?
Richard Wagner composed his opera series `The Ring of the Nibelung'
in 1876. This was not his first composition, and his inclusion of
the 18th century Zombie Cultural Symbol is found throughout most of
his works. That is not the same thing as Viking helmets with large
wings or horns.
I.e. as far from a Viking type that you can get?
As far as I know, Vikings were not that stupid. Helmets are
used to deflect the blows of swords and other pointed/edged objects.
Horns or knobs would stop the blows, thus making it possible for
the sword or other pointed/edged object to enter the skull.
Yes, we up here in the Nordic countries are well aware of the romantic picture of the Arian warrior that was popular in the mid 1800s -- it was even up here, not only in the former Prussia.
Mussolini wanted to present his people Roman deities of old.
Hitler wanted to present his people a Germanic version of the
same. That is why he [Hitler] used Wagner's opera, twisting
Wagner's meaning to his own vision of the reich.
--Lee
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