GJERMUNDBU HELMET

Make your Saga legendary After completing the Sleipnir Axe and the Varjagen Shield, it’s time to build your next piece of Viking armour. For over a century, its existence has been considered a myth, but with the reveal of the Gjermundbu helmet, your Saga will be legendary.

About the Gjermundbu Helmet Medal
History of Gjermundbu
Other Medals

ABOUT THE GJERMUNDBU HELMET MEDAILLE

The third piece in the Medals for Life series is the Gjermundbu Helmet. This helmet consists of six parts, so earning it requires some perseverance. To complete the entire helmet, you need a total of 32 medal points.

The Gjermundbu Helmet is truly a centerpiece for your Viking collection. After all the challenges, you’ve more than earned it. There is also a unique leaderboard for the Gjermundbu Helmet. Show off your achievements with pride and add your medal to this list!

THE HISTORY OF SLEIPNIR

Of course, this is not just any helmet. The Gjermundbu helmet is actually a real Viking helmet! The helmet dates back to the Viking age from around 950-975 and was found in a graveyard near the similarly named Gjermundbu farm in Haugsbygd, Ringerike, Norway.

The helmet was found by accident in 1942. Only later were the employees of the University of Oslo informed. Curator Sverre Marstranden and museum assistant Charlotte Blindheim led an investigation that confirmed the existence of a grave chamber of historical value. The Gjermundu findings contained several objects, including weapons. The helmet was discovered in nine parts and was restored. It is made of iron in four parts and is heightened. The helmet can still be seen at the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo.

Together with the Tjele helmet fragment, two fragments from Gotland and a fragment from Kiev, it is one of the few known Viking helmets that could be reconstructed. The Gjermunbdu helmet is relatively well preserved. It has a spectacle-shaped face shield and must have belonged to an important person. Iron was difficult to make in the Viking Age and was also very expensive. Therefore, helmets were very expensive and not very common. Anyone who could afford a helmet would certainly want one, but only a few people could actually afford it. Helmets were well cared for and preserved, repaired when necessary and passed on from generation to generation. Some helmets were probably in use for centuries, until the iron became too thin and brittle to provide protection.

OTHER MEDALS

he Gjermundbu Helmet is the third piece in the Medals for Life series. In total, there are four complete medals to collect. Each medal consists of multiple parts: the more you participate, the closer you get to your ultimate Medal for Life.

To collect medals, you need to earn points. For every two Obstacle Runs you participate in, you earn one medal! Family editions do not count.
Below, you can check your medal points: