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What did Viking Women Wear? by Rob Shackleford

Feb 03, 2021

What did Viking Women Wear? by Rob Shackleford For more on Vikings, check out the links of previous Viking Blogs below: Why Vikings? Who Were the Vikings? What did Vikings Look Like? Vikings - The Ginger Connection Vikings Dirty and Unkempt Viking Hygiene Viking Clothes - Looking Good was Important! What did Viking Men wear? Like today's men and women, the Vikings dressed according to sex, age and economic status. Most important - their clothing was hard wearing and warm! The men preferred trousers and tunics, whilst the women dressed in strap dresses worn over undergarments. Ordinary Viking clothes were made of local materials, like wool and…

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What did Viking Men Wear? by Rob Shackleford

Feb 01, 2021

What did Viking Men Wear? by Rob Shackleford For more on Vikings, check out the links of previous Viking Blogs below: Why Vikings? Who Were the Vikings? What did Vikings Look Like? Vikings - The Ginger Connection Vikings Dirty and Unkempt Viking Hygiene Viking Clothes - Looking Good was Important! Rather than the costumes we think of today with horned helmets and studded shields they have become famous for, most Vikings appear to have favoured fur collars, shell-shaped brooches and capes. The Viking male often wore a tunic, trousers and a cloak. The fashion is quite simple and elegant, a…

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Viking Clothes – Looking Good was Important! by Rob Shackleford

Jan 26, 2021

Viking Clothes – Looking Good was Important! by Rob Shackleford For more on Vikings, check out the links of previous Viking Blogs below: Why Vikings? Who Were the Vikings? What did Vikings Look Like? Vikings - The Ginger Connection Vikings Dirty and Unkempt Viking Hygiene Viking Fashion – anything as long as it’s black? When it comes to Viking fashion, we really know very little on account of the limited archaeological evidence that is available. Materials and fabrics do not preserve well. When fragments are recovered, they are usually very small and damaged. However, we can also draw from written evidence such…

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Viking Hygiene by Rob Shackleford

Jan 16, 2021

Viking Hygiene by Rob Shackleford For more on Vikings, check out the links of previous Viking Blogs below: Why Vikings? Who Were the Vikings? What did Vikings Look Like? Vikings - The Ginger Connection Vikings Dirty and Unkempt So Vikings weren’t the unwashed heathens our popular media likes to engender. Archaeological finds of grooming items from the Viking period show that such equipment has not significantly changed over the years. In “the toilet bags” of the Vikings, we find beautifully patterned combs, ear picks and tweezers. Wear marks on teeth also indicate that tooth picks were used. Items used for…

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Viking Myth – Vikings were Dirty and Unkempt – by Rob Shackleford

Jan 12, 2021

Viking Myth - Vikings were Dirty and Unkempt - by Rob Shackleford For more on Vikings, check out the links of previous Viking Blogs below: Why Vikings? Who Were the Vikings? What did Vikings Look Like? Vikings - The Ginger Connection Unwashed, rough warriors with froth hanging out of the corners of the mouth was not the real Viking. Popular culture portrays the Viking as filthy as well as endlessly violent. But that, like too many things in history, is not entirely true. “Several archaeological finds have revealed tweezers, combs, nail cleaners, ear cleaners and toothpicks from the Viking Age,"…

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Rural Living: Gypsy Flowers

Jul 11, 2020

Rural Living Blog by Rob Shackleford With the decision to move from their beach-side home in Burleigh Heads, Queensland, and head for a more rural setting, author Rob Shackleford and his partner Deb Mackay recollect past rural experiences. Other Rural Living Blog: Brooster and the Chooks Rob is Author of the Traveller Series Gypsy Flowers When driving the hinterland country roads behind the busy Queensland beach destinations of the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, you can often experience a countryside swathed in bright yellow. Known as the Japanese or Mexican Sunflower, this weed is not noxious, but has made itself…

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