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Clothing in the Viking Age could be decorated in a number of ways: | Clothing in the Viking Age could be decorated in a number of ways: | ||
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| + | ==Facings== | ||
| + | ''An applied strip of cloth in a differnt colour attached at the neck, cuffs and around the hem of the skirt''.<br> | ||
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==Embroidery== | ==Embroidery== | ||
| + | ''Applied to facings or directly onto the cloth. Roundles are popular.''<br> | ||
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|Art= | |Art= | ||
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| + | ==Braid== | ||
| + | ''Decorative braids are sometimes applied along seams''<br> | ||
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==Tablet Weave== | ==Tablet Weave== | ||
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{{Evidence | {{Evidence | ||
|Art= | |Art= | ||
|Literature= | |Literature= | ||
|Archaeology= | |Archaeology= | ||
| + | *Norway, Oseburg. c.834. | ||
|Discussion= | |Discussion= | ||
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==Silk Ribbons== | ==Silk Ribbons== | ||
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|Discussion= | |Discussion= | ||
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Only found in Eastern Viking contexts.<br> | Only found in Eastern Viking contexts.<br> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<HarvardReferences /> | <HarvardReferences /> | ||
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Clothing in the Viking Age could be decorated in a number of ways:
Facings
An applied strip of cloth in a differnt colour attached at the neck, cuffs and around the hem of the skirt.
Art
Literature
Archaeology
Discussion
Embroidery
Applied to facings or directly onto the cloth. Roundles are popular.
Art
Literature
Archaeology
Discussion
Braid
Decorative braids are sometimes applied along seams
Art
Literature
Archaeology
Discussion
Tablet Weave
Art
Literature
Archaeology
- Norway, Oseburg. c.834.
Discussion
Silk Ribbons
Art
Literature
Archaeology
Discussion
Possaments
Only found in Eastern Viking contexts.
Art
Literature
Archaeology
Discussion
