Cloth Colours & Patterns

Cloth Colours & Patterns

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Natural colours

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• The term sauðalitir, derived from old norse for sheep, referes to natural sheep colours ranging from white, red-brown to anthracite. The rare mention of these in the sagas indicates that these were the norm. [TOPLAK 2011: p.97]
• Valla-Ljót refers to a brúnan kyrtil, a natural brown coat.[TOPLAK 2011: p.97]

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Blue (Woad)

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Literature

• In the sagas the most commonly refered to artificially dyed colour is blár, blue. [TOPLAK 2011:p.97]
• Blue clothes were worn in the sagas by those taking revenge, as a way of showing status and of distinguishing between a legal killing and murder. [TOPLAK 2011:p.98]

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Red (Madder)

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