This is Ancient on Instagram: "This is the Aranäs helmet — one of Sweden’s most remarkable medieval survivals. Forged around 1300, it once belonged to a warrior stationed at the stronghold of Aranäs in Västergötland. For centuries it lay buried in the ruins of the castle, until archaeologists uncovered it in 1916 during systematic excavations of the site. What makes this helmet extraordinary isn’t just its age, but its story. By the early 1300s, Sweden was in the middle of a turbulent era: power