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Did vikings wear armour

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Vikings tended to wear Chainmail Armor and often carred a large wooden shield
For the most part, very little. Iron was expensive. The common image of a viking decked out in armor with a huge sword and axe is quite wrong. If they had a metal helmet they were lucky. Usually they just wore furs and leather, armed with a spear (deadly weapon that uses very little Iron), and a wooden shield.

The types of metal armor that -was- available at the time included studded leather, ringmail and chianmail. Only princes were able to afford those, though.

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Yes, Vikings did wear armor. They used chainmail and leather armor for protection in battle. Helmets, shields, and sometimes even padded garments were also part of their armor.

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