Aegishjalmur Helm of Awe Viking Trucker Cap fake news or to simply freak out

or to simply freak out their enemies with menacing face graphics

and low-intensity information warfare

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection

This bad boy will last

Aegishjalmur Helm of Awe Viking Trucker Cap fake news or to simply freak outThe Helm of Awe is a classic rune stave that is known as a Viking symbol of protection. Here in Minnesota quite frequently. Aegishjalmur is an Old Norse term coming aegis, which means 'shield,' with hjalmr, or 'helm.' No surprise, as the stave was painted or drawn on their foreheads to protect them in battle, or to simply freak out their enemies with menacing face graphics. You might not be swinging an ax on raids today, but who doesn't need a badass