I knew about gorgeous metalwork like the @staffshoard, but I had no idea 9thc Anglo-Saxons made elaborate textiles.https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/746445708039946240 …
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In that regard, the following is worth a look! ;)https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/756814491774513152 …
That paper was mind-blowing! I'd wrongly assumed, when I saw rich garments in images, that it was later artistic license.
Glad you liked! :)
Also interesting that the paper says gaps exist because historians don't connect with museum curators and archaeologists.
And, given strong connection with saints/relics, I wonder if non-Christian Viking settlers wore silk less. So many questions!
True! As to the Vikings, are silks there then e.g.https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/715976027835604994 …
I saw the Oseberg ship at the Viking Ship Museum! Saw some amazing artifacts, though not that fabric. It's just *opulent.*
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