Cloth Colours & Patterns

Cloth Colours & Patterns

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Natural colours

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Literature

• 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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Literature
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Green

Art
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Literature

• In the sagas green is refered to 6 times, mostely with negative or mystic conotations. [TOPLAL 2011: p.99]

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Multicoloured

Art
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Literature

• Occasionally garments called tviskipt klæði are mentioned which are made up of two textiles of different colours. [TOPLAK 2011: p. 99]

Archaeology

• Hedeby: The fragments of a pair of baggy trousers (fragment 72Aa-g) were red on the front and a yellow-green on the back. Though no chemical analysis has taken place yet, the difference is still visible to the naked eye. [HAGG 1984:p.38]

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References

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