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He should get a bald haircut.

He intended to study with Mozart. Beethoven was 21 when Mozart died at just 34.

sad

Out of Mozart's six children, only two made it to adulthood. The 2 surviving sons never had children themselves.

I also think you are a lovely person, KyleTheGhost.

Hoopa, Kyle finally has his own thread! That's Jellificent and ghostastic! It was Gastly that he didn’t have one sooner.

I think you’re nice and fun, Kyle

I didnt know that either.

I'm glad Kyle has his own thread too. He's one of the nicest people I have ever met. Well, not actually met, but you know what I mean.

I learned it years ago after becoming an adult. It was news to me. As a child I had a toy Viking helmet. It was blue with silvery ornaments and black horns. I had no idea they weren't like that.

Although some have used horned helmets to look more intimidating, they weren't the norm. Some historians think there might have been some Vikings that used them, but no finding has ever confirmed that.
In all of Scandinavia only one Viking helmet has ever been found. It was from around 900, and it didn’t have horns, nor did the one pre-Viking helmet that was found in Norway. It actually wasn’t Hollywood that came up with the idea of horned helmets. It was a romanticized idea from the 1800’s.
It's not clear how common they were. They’re mentioned in the sagas, but they were written some centuries after the Viking age. Contemporary depictions show people with something that might be helmets in battle scenes.
Some have speculated that they might have been too valuable to bury and that sons would inherit their father's helmet, and apparently it is likely that helmets were a privilege for the upper classes, while the lower soldiers likely wore leather helmets if anything.

^ And you're from Viking area.

Yep, which just shows how widely known the myth is, when not even we know our history better. It's theorized by some though that they may have used horned helmets in ceremonies and rituals. But very likely not in battle.

According to Wikipedia the myth might be derive from the premier of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen in the 1870's where the antagonists wore horned helmets and the protagonists wore helmets with feathers.

Thank you, everyone!

Good memes and pictures, too! That's interesting about the helmets. I like a good history lesson.

Pac-Man is on the Ghost's Most Wanted list. His crime: Mass-consumption of Ghosts!

Yeah, I guess Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde see Pacman like this:


he should be careful though. They're keeping tabs on him


edit: Maybe the ghosts need to find a new ally.

Now matter what you do, the ghosts will always catch you.

Just discovered this thread. Allow me to say how much I enjoy having Kyle around. He's one of my favourite members and a true veteran as well! HAIL KTG! Long may you haunt our forums and our crypts!

The Normans in the Asterix series are always shown with horned helmets too. Actually, some things seen there have been shown to be historically accurate. I also enjoy looking up the modern place names and their ancient equivalent as used for Asterix' and Obelix' numerous journeys.

^ I like your new signature enviro.

Me, too!

And thank you, Envirozentinel!