Pathfinder the Movie.

Did Vikings wear horns?  Part 2.

 

There are too few Norse movies made.
When Pathfinder was released,   I was eager to see it.
Like many action-adventures; there is a strong dichotomy defining good and evil.
The Viking(s) character approximates a constant berserker state, slaughtering all without mercy.
And, the Native Americans are good natured folk, rearing their families in peaceful bliss.

The hero is a Norse orphaned boy; the sole survivor of a ship wreck.
He is befriend by the Indians, and adopted into their society.
Between the shipwreck and return of the Norse (15 years), the boy called Ghost; retained fluency in his native tongue.  And, self -mastered the family sword sufficiently to best any opposition.

The Indians called the invaders Dragon Men, owing to the dragon head on the ship’s bow.
And, the peculiar matching dragon head pommel on the sword.  However, traditional Norse swords characteristically follow a pommel design made of separate "lobes”; in the shape of a Brazil nut.

The Pathfinder Viking helm is another striking departure from standards, having ram horns attached to either side. Each horn is pointed forward, and angled down. Beginning with the traditional vendel, leather appears riveted onto the face spectacle, and assorted sharp metal protrusions complete the effort.  The finished prop resembles “Death Dealer”  by artist Frank Frazetta.