We are excited to present our newest funflector®: a happy viking reflector!
We know that real vikings did not have horns on their helmets, but how would you know it was a viking without them? We think the horns are fun and add graphic recognition and hope you share our excitement! You can find the new viking reflector in our new webshop, that we are stealth launching. Try it out with free shipping this week with code FUN813XO! *
Even the gift shop at the Danish National Museum, the current host of a wonderful international Viking Exhibit, had viking helmets with horns in their gift shop. The horns originate from the early 19th century, when heraldic nationalism was more important than accurate history. And now we are stuck with the graphic representation of these merchants, explorers and warriors from the 10th and 11th century.
The exhibit will to move on to London (British Museum) and Berlin (Museum für Vor- und Frügeschichte) after its closing in Copenhagen in November, so if you have your ways to any of these cities, keep your eyes open. It is a wonderful display of treasures, jewelry, weapons and everyday items that focus on the small portion of the Scandinavian population that went into viking. If you, like me, learned about vikings in school a while ago, there is a lot to learn from modern research!
* We offer wholesale rates for stores, please contact us for more info!
Elisabeth