Caps, Scarves, Hoods and Hair nets
From The Viking Age Compendium
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Caps with hair showing [V]
A small cloth cap like those from York, Lincoln and Dublin
Art
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Literature
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Archaeology
- York, England. 3 caps, all of silk.
- Lincoln, England. 1 cap of silk.
- Dublin, Ireland. 16 caps, 4 of silk and 12 of wool. 4 of these finds are only possibly from caps. [WINCOTT HECKETT 2003]
- Dokkum, Netherlands. [BRANDENBURGH 2009: p.69-70] c.568-651AD?
- Birka, Sweden. 1 cap of silk, Grave 946. Secured with a silver tablet woven band.
Discussion
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Headscarves [POOR]
Dublin scarf with hair showing [V]
(WINCOTT HECKETT 2003) (OWEN-CROCKER 2004, p.224)
Hoods
Hooded Cloaks
Sprang hair net [V]
Art
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Literature
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Archaeology
- York - interpreted as leggings?
- Birka (HAGG 1986, p.51)
Discussion
Sprang hair nets have been recovered from Danish bog finds 800-500BC. A later interpreted find from Vindonissa, Switzerland is dated to 100AD. A possible sprang loom was found in the Oseberg burial. Although this was probably a tapestry loom (INGSTAD 1992). A few fragments of possible sprang have been found in Birka (HAGG 1986, p.51)
Other sprang finds include leggings from Tegle, Norway, C6th and some fragments from York that have also been interpreted as leggings.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprang