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/* Mittens */
* Scotland, Shetland, Jarlshof?. Woven mitten (described as a glove) discovered by peat cutting. [OLIVER 2012:p.184]
* Norway, Southern. woven mitten dating to c.800AD. Found in retreating glacial melt 2006-2011AD. [http://www.nrk.no/kultur-og-underholdning/1.10958978 (NRK 21/3/2013)]
* Frisia, 2 finds from Netherlands
**Dorestadt, 600-900AD. Made from 4 pieces of felted, woven cloth. [BRANDENBURGH 2009: p. 69-70]
**Aalsum, 750-900AD. Woven cloth mitten. [BRANDENBURGH 2009: p. 69, 71]
*Iceland
**Akranes Mitten or Garðar Mitten, found in 1881 on the peninsula Akranes, north of Reykjavik.It is a left mitten made from woven, red-brown cloth, 28cm long and 11cm wide with a gore to extend it out over the wrist and an inset thumb. Believed to be from the 10th Century [LEHMANN-FILHÉS 1896: p.29-30]
**Heynes Mittens found in 1960. A pair of child mittens connected by a braided band. They are made from a coarse vadmal cloth and pre-date the 12th Century, most likely dating to the 10th Century. [GUÐJÓNSSON 1962]The original text is in Iclandic, I have used the summary on this page for the information: http://www.medieval-baltic.us/vikmitten.html
====Naalbound Mittens====
