Tap the game to open it fullscreen. On a computer, Esc exits; on a phone, use the ✕ button.

How to play

Drag your finger (or mouse) over the soil to clear it. When almost everything is clean, the whole helmet appears. There is no timer and no failing.

The story behind it

The Gjermundbu helmet was found in 1943 in a grave in Ringerike, Norway, and is the only nearly complete Viking helmet known: round, iron, with eye protection and no horns. The digging in the game is a simplification. Read the story in Did the Vikings wear horned helmets? What the Gjermundbu find shows.