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How to fold an origami viking helmet

A grey dome with a folded-up band, and two cream horns, each a folded strip cut to a point and bent up, tucked behind the sides.

You need: A 15 cm grey square and two 13 cm cream squares, all white on the back, scissors and a glue stick. Medium, 17 steps, about 12 minutes.

Steps

  1. Helmet: bottom behind. Start with the grey square, coloured side up. Fold the bottom third behind.
  2. Helmet: corners behind. Fold both top corners behind on a slant, about a third of the way along each edge.
  3. Helmet: round the top. Fold the four little new corners behind too, so the helmet is round.
  4. Helmet: fold up a band. Fold the doubled bottom edge up in front, about a finger wide, to make a band around the helmet.
  5. Left horn: new sheet. Set the helmet aside. Take a cream square, white side up.
  6. Left horn: fold in half. Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge.
  7. Left horn: in half again. Fold the bottom edge up to the top again, making a strip.
  8. Left horn: cut a point. Cut a gentle curve from the top left corner to the bottom right corner, through all layers, so the strip tapers to a point.
  9. Left horn: bend it up. Fold the thin half up on a slanted crease, so the horn bends up like a hook.
  10. Left horn: turn it over. Flip the horn over so it points to the left.
  11. Right horn: new sheet. Set the left horn aside. Take the other cream square, white side up.
  12. Right horn: fold in half. Fold the bottom edge up to the top edge.
  13. Right horn: in half again. Fold the bottom edge up to the top again, making a strip.
  14. Right horn: cut a point. Cut a gentle curve from the top left corner to the bottom right corner, through all layers, so the strip tapers to a point.
  15. Right horn: bend it up. Fold the thin half up on a slanted crease, so the horn bends up like a hook.
  16. Right horn: tilt it. Turn the horn a little so its tip points higher.
  17. Glue it together. Glue the helmet over the wide end of the right horn, and the left horn behind its left side, both tips curling up.

Skål!

Draw a row of rivets along the band and a ridge up the middle. Now you're ready to sail!

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