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Originally Posted by DanHoward
Horned helmets were definitely worn in battle.
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A lot of examples I see from a few brief searches have horns or wings as small decorative flourishes. Think Jay Garrick rather than the stereotypical Brünnhilde helmet.
Wouldn't be surprised if the conception of larger horns on such helmets owes much to them being recreated in art, theater, and gladiatorial matches or knightly tournaments with deliberate exaggeration for identification and appeal purpose, much like modern movies representing similar periods underrepresent the use of helmets and especially facial protection (no sense spending millions of dollars on an actor only to make him largely unrecognizable).