Drinking Horn & Stand

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Drink like a Viking with this tall drinking horn carved from a real buffalo horn. The horn is polished smooth and capped with a brass rim and base, ready for use at home. And you c an display it proudly with the accompanying iron stand. Drinking vessels carved from animal horns are attested throughout history but have come to be associated with the Viking Age. In the Prose Edda, the god Thor drinks from a horn so long that its far end is submerged in the sea, taking such a mighty gulp that he drains part of the sea and creates a new beach where previously had been water. Each horn is roughly 35cm tall when mounted on the stand, but since this is a natural product each one may differ in size, shape, and appearance. Show more