The viking stuff might be based on the Oesenstitch and Van Dyke stitches found on the Oseberg and Mammen textiles. (I'm not sure what baseball stitch is) Naturally, you only ever refer to Thora Sharptooths' research, and you apply it to everything you absolutely can. (Not to knock the research, it's just many people don't look further than that page it seems.)
White coifs might be from the interpretation of the Anglo-Scandinavian and Hiberno-Norse hoods found, which although not found with any bodies is believed to be a female headcovering. The general consensus is that the hoods were worn because the local Christian women were covering their heads with wimples, but that hasn't stopped their use spreading to every generic Viking chick.
The only two cultures I know of with coloured 'veils' is Finland, and one tribe from Lithuania. Both of them were blue. Oh! And there was also a Frankish 'princess' buried with a red silk veil too. So it's not completely unheard of, just rare.
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Some background to the Viking-period stuff.
Date: 2007-09-20 10:01 pm (UTC)Naturally, you only ever refer to Thora Sharptooths' research, and you apply it to everything you absolutely can. (Not to knock the research, it's just many people don't look further than that page it seems.)
White coifs might be from the interpretation of the Anglo-Scandinavian and Hiberno-Norse hoods found, which although not found with any bodies is believed to be a female headcovering. The general consensus is that the hoods were worn because the local Christian women were covering their heads with wimples, but that hasn't stopped their use spreading to every generic Viking chick.
The only two cultures I know of with coloured 'veils' is Finland, and one tribe from Lithuania. Both of them were blue. Oh! And there was also a Frankish 'princess' buried with a red silk veil too. So it's not completely unheard of, just rare.