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==Viking Bareheaded long hair (past shoulder)==
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A number of picture stones, Oseberg carvings, Valkyrie pendants all seem to show Viking women with exposed long hair. <br>
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|Discussion =
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An alternative interpretation is that they depict a long scarf.<br>
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Owen-Crocker considers the evidence for Viking art to represent bare hair either worn in a bun or more commonly in a knotted pony tail. <br>
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==English Women's Visible hair==
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==Leather hair accessory==
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[[File:Hair Accessory.jpg|thumb|130x150px|right]]
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''An almond shaped piece of leather with a pin of bone or wood used to hold a pony tail.''<br>
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{{evidence
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|Archaeology =
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* York, with rolled or moulded ends, late C11th or early C12th. cat.15779 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
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* London – Guild Hall, with moulded small cylinder ends. cat. 4375 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
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* Dublin, with moulded crescent shaped ends. cat. E711:5193 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
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|Discussion =
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An alternative interpretation of these leather finds is as slings. [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
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==References==
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[MOULD2003
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OWEN-CROCKER2004
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<biblio force=false>#[[Template:Bib]]</biblio>
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[[Category:Women's Clothing]]
 
[[Category:Women's Clothing]]

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Viking Bareheaded long hair (past shoulder)

Art
A number of picture stones, Oseberg carvings, Valkyrie pendants all seem to show Viking women with exposed long hair.
Literature
--
Archaeology
--
Discussion
An alternative interpretation is that they depict a long scarf.
Owen-Crocker considers the evidence for Viking art to represent bare hair either worn in a bun or more commonly in a knotted pony tail.


English Women's Visible hair


Leather hair accessory

Hair Accessory.jpg

An almond shaped piece of leather with a pin of bone or wood used to hold a pony tail.
Art
--
Literature
--
Archaeology

  • York, with rolled or moulded ends, late C11th or early C12th. cat.15779 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
  • London – Guild Hall, with moulded small cylinder ends. cat. 4375 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]
  • Dublin, with moulded crescent shaped ends. cat. E711:5193 [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]

Discussion
An alternative interpretation of these leather finds is as slings. [MOULD, CARLISLE and CAMERON 2003: p.3411]

References

<nocite> [MOULD2003 OWEN-CROCKER2004 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>