I want to launch a bit of a thought experiment here. We can

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I want to launch a bit of a thought experiment here.
We can point to specific styles when it comes to "full plate armour". we got GOTHIC armour, MILANESE armour, ENGLISH etc.
Now, if we go back to the 8th-10th century scandinavia we have the Norse people, culturally distinct from the rest of christian europe, who never had more advanced armour than maille and some instances of lamellar. The norse people eventually turned christian and joined the rest of the european political stage, but what we will try to consider today is this hypothetical:
What would a culturally Norse Full-plate armour look like?
Assuming that they had access to the required resources, technology and skill to design their own type of armour.


Hurstwic has a good article on helmets
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/viking_helmets.htm
Pictured here is a Vendel helmet. I find it curious that the norse largely abandoned faceplates before the viking era but I suppose it's a bit like hand protection. Not very useful when you got your shield and you want to save money anyways.

Another tidbit to consider: there is some evidence to suggest that the Iron hat (or kettle helm) was a scandinavian invention that was brought to england by norwegian crusaders, but that is an 11th century thing so not entirely relevant for us.