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| + | ==Viking Bareheaded long hair (past shoulder)== | ||
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| + | |Art= | ||
| + | A number of picture stones, Oseberg carvings, Valkyrie pendants all seem to show Viking women with exposed long hair. <br> | ||
| + | |Discussion = | ||
| + | An alternative interpretation is that they depict a long scarf.<br> | ||
| + | Owen-Crocker considers the evidence for Viking art to represent bare hair either worn in a bun or more commonly in a knotted pony tail. <br> | ||
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| + | ==English Women's Visible hair== | ||
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| + | ==Leather hair accessory== | ||
| + | [[File:Hair Accessory.jpg|thumb|130x150px|right]] | ||
| + | ''An almond shaped piece of leather with a pin of bone or wood used to hold a pony tail.''<br> | ||
| + | {{evidence | ||
| + | |Archaeology = | ||
| + | * York, with rolled or moulded ends, late C11th or early C12th. cat.15779 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411] | ||
| + | * London – Guild Hall, with moulded small cylinder ends. cat. 4375 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411] | ||
| + | * Dublin, with moulded crescent shaped ends. cat. E711:5193 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411] | ||
| + | |Discussion = | ||
| + | An alternative interpretation of these leather finds is as slings. [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411] | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | <nocite> | ||
| + | [MOULD2003 | ||
| + | OWEN-CROCKER2004 | ||
| + | </nocite> | ||
| + | <biblio force=false>#[[Template:Bib]]</biblio> | ||
| + | <HarvardReferences /> | ||
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Viking Bareheaded long hair (past shoulder)
Art
A number of picture stones, Oseberg carvings, Valkyrie pendants all seem to show Viking women with exposed long hair.
Literature
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Archaeology
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Discussion
An alternative interpretation is that they depict a long scarf.
Owen-Crocker considers the evidence for Viking art to represent bare hair either worn in a bun or more commonly in a knotted pony tail.
English Women's Visible hair
Leather hair accessory
An almond shaped piece of leather with a pin of bone or wood used to hold a pony tail.
Art
--
Literature
--
Archaeology
- York, with rolled or moulded ends, late C11th or early C12th. cat.15779 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
- London – Guild Hall, with moulded small cylinder ends. cat. 4375 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
- Dublin, with moulded crescent shaped ends. cat. E711:5193 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
Discussion
An alternative interpretation of these leather finds is as slings. [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
References
<nocite> [MOULD2003 OWEN-CROCKER2004 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>
