Skjoldehamn hood pattern

In 1936 a body was discovered in a bog near Skjoldehamn (Skjold harbour) on the Norwegian island of Andøya. The find included a complete costume consisting of a shirt, a kirtle, shirt, belt, trouse…

Location: Andøya, Norway Date: Approx. Late 10th Century or early 11th Century Culture: Late Viking Age Norwegian Estimated Social Class: Middle-to-lower Class Garment Type: Hood ...

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Learn what types of “decorative” stitches were actually used on the Skjoldenhamn hood, and the function of each.

skjoldehamn finds - Line drawing of the hood, with dimensions of the original. Not to scale. After Gjessing 1938 and Hügel 2005. http://www.medieval-baltic.us/skjold.html

Last year sometime (or maybe before), my stepsister started dating a SCAdian (again), and thus was once again in need of garb. Early Viking, in particular. At Christmas last year, I …

For the upcoming renaissance faire season, I'm working on creating for myself a Viking era ensemble. The first part of that project is a hood, based on the Skjoldehamn hood found on the Norwegian...

The Skjoldehamn Cowl was discovered in a pagan grave from the first half of the 11th century. This is one of the first examples of the headgear \"Gugel\" itself.The hood has a basic square shape, characteristically the wide brim ends with a corner on the chest.The grave find from Skjoldehamn raised many questions since its recovery in 1936 and still occupies today. According to current research, the dating of the pagan grave in the marshland is the first half of the 11th century. The hood of…

Learn what types of “decorative” stitches were actually used on the Skjoldenhamn hood, and the function of each.