Thanks for the link. This is a simple in shape, but effective look. I haven't been able to attend the Eastern Nebraska/Western Iowa Renfaire for the last couple of years, but there was a group in Tartar(our Middle Ages era)costume, complete with weaponry, the last time I was there. With the Northern Europe and Germanic ancestries of many Nebraskans and Iowans, I'm surprised not more attendees choose their own ancestral costumes.
Cindy Abel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beth and Bob Matney Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] Re: Viking Women's Dress - New Discoveries 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.) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
