Minnesota Vikings: Gjallarhorn shatters from the cold
By Dan Zinski
The Minnesota Vikings are going to need to buy a new Gjallarhorn because their old one just broke in the cold.
Blowing the Gjallarhorn is a pre-game tradition that has long been a part of Minnesota Vikings games.
Injured Vikings fullback Rhett Ellison was set to blow the Gjallarhorn ahead of today’s Vikings-Seahawks playoff game but that won’t happen now because the sub-zero temperatures in Minneapolis caused the Gjallarhorn to shatter.
No kidding. It’s so cold in Minneapolis that the Gjallarhorn became compromised and broke apart.
And there are people who paid money to sit there in the seats today.
The #Vikings #Gjallarhorn is shattered from the cold temps before today's #SEAvsMIN game. pic.twitter.com/0MceMuekPl
— KARE 11 (@kare11) January 10, 2016
The last time I checked it was -5 degrees in Minneapolis. That number is expected to creep toward zero as the day progresses.
Hopefully the cold weather won’t result in any casualties beyond the life it has already claimed.
RIP Gjallarhorn.
It’s so cold in Minnesota that TV crews have to thaw out frozen camera batteries.https://t.co/fbAZBVqMxC pic.twitter.com/SDQRdj508J
— SB Nation NFL 🏈 (@SBNationNFL) January 10, 2016
WHY ARE THE SEAHAWKS WARMING UP IN SHORTS (via @KING5Seattle): https://t.co/GeOa1fu4yu pic.twitter.com/47GMYA3fLq
— SB Nation (@SBNation) January 10, 2016
F*ck the Cold #Vikings pic.twitter.com/x9ukWJSiq2
— John Sharkman (@JohnSharkman) January 10, 2016
The Vikings and Seahawks are set to kick off at 12:05 CT.
Update: The Vikings rolled out their old Gjallarhorn. They should have used this one in the first place. It looks much sturdier than the other one. This is what you get for using a cheap Gjallarhorn.
Next Gjallarhorn up.
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 10, 2016
The 2009 version is 1-0 in the playoffs. #ForgeAhead pic.twitter.com/f6WybnHXXL
Rhett Ellison, you’re up.