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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
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Archaeology
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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
Small Pins
Art
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Literature
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Archaeology
- York, 4 finds of bone (MacGREGOR, MAINMAN and ROGERS 1999, p.1949)
- Norfolk, 16 finds (MacGREGOR, MAINMAN and ROGERS 1999, p.1949)
Discussion
Margeson suggests that these small pins could have been used to secure a veil, head-dress or worn in the hair. [MacGREGOR, MAINMAN and ROGERS 1999: p.1949]
Leather hair accessory
An almond shaped piece of leather with a pin of bone or wood used to hold a pony tail.
Art
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Literature
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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>