I would think that would depend on the mindset of the colony. Would the European influences be more or less valued by the western colony? Maybe there would be a "snob" factor to Viking things vs. what could be put together from the local supplies, etc.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Elena House Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 10:25 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Viking alternate history--14thC/15thC Vinland? Ok, here's a challenge for the list's imagination--maybe you can help me out with a little thought experiment. Let's say that the whole c1000 Vinland expedition thing resulted in a viable colony; one that actually got along pretty well with the indigenous people (Skraelings) yet stayed in contact with Greenland, Iceland, and points east through a north Atlantic trade route. Assuming some influence from both sides of the merger, what would the resulting mixed-race culture have worn, several hundred years in? If, for example, there were a Vinlander GFD, what would it have looked like? What would the men wear in cold weather? What kind of shoes would people wear? And so on. -E House PS--From my brief research, it looks like the Narragansett tribe does descend from that meeting, but of course there was no continuous interaction with European culture in the real timeline; what I'm looking for is the effect that interaction might have! _______________________________________________ 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
