NFC North

Sounding the Gjallarhorn has been a powerful Vikings pregame tradition since 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — David Dixon played 11 NFL seasons for the Vikings, but the former guard was not ready to block a 66,913-fan purple wave before the 2019 season finale against the Bears while sounding the Gjallarhorn in the upper levels of U.S. Bank Stadium.Sounding the Gjallarhorn — signaling an awakening of the gods in Norse mythology — has been a Vikings pregame tradition since 2007, when the team hired a Bloomington music shop to make the first version.But due to pandemic restrictions limiting crowds, Dixon could become the last until possibly 2021 to summon the Vikings and lead a full stadium…