My first reaction is - that looks chilly! Why would you use all that
fabric to keep your bum warm and not your torso? It looks more
convincing with the shawl, but as Hanna said, the Valkyrie figure seems
to have something apron-like in front.
My husband has also commented that there is evidence that ordinary women
wore tortoise brooches, not just the idle rich, and a train is not very
practical when you're working.
Anyone read enough Swedish to tell us if the University press release
gives any more information?
Jean
Beth and Bob Matney wrote:
There has been a bit of discussion about this on the Norsefolk_2 list.
Here is an image of her reconstruction:
see bottom of http://www.uu.se/press/pm.php?id=48
http://www.newsdesk.se/pressroom/uu/image/view/pm_vikingakvinna1-5825
Beth
At 01:01 PM 2/12/2008, you wrote:
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:39:28 +0000
From: Linda Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I came across this news item, and thought it might interest some group
members:-
"Women who lived in the major Viking settlement called Birka in the 9th
and 10th centuries dressed in a much more provocative manner than
previously believed. ... When the area around Lake Mälaren was
Christianized about a century later, women’s dress style became more
modest, according to archaeologist Annika Larsson."
It's from "The Local - Sweden's News in English"
http://www.thelocal.se/9950/20080211/
What a pity there are no pictures of the reconstruction!
Linda Walton,
(in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.)
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