Visible Hair

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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.


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]

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
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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

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