Viking Age Historical Costumes

I saw many other items related to Sweden Traditions like Swedish Folk Costumes – Swedes wear these costumes on special occasions, during Midsummer, and at Christmas celebrations. The costumes can also be worn as a wedding gown.

My favorite accessory was the hats with the big feathers on them. I felt that it gave the audience a better feel of the time period. I also loved the tight dresses that the woman wore with the puffy bottoms. The woman also wore the big earrings, had the long tight curled hair, vibrant makeup, and elegant dresses. The men had the long curly hair and the facial hair. The men wore capes and had swords that they carried everywhere. Along with the pointy toed shoes.

The Viking community like some other groups depending on their religion practiced queer burial traditions. As Andre Dobat explains in the “Viking Stranger things”, “Traditionally, the ship symbolism in burial contexts is connected with…afterlife…expressing the idea of the dead travelling to the death realm.”(177) In other words, Vikings traditionally used ships not only for voyages but funerals as well. This shows that a barbarian’s ship not only allows men to go on expeditions but, in death, to pass from one world to the afterlife. Andre Dobat’s position clearly states how a Viking’s ship correlates the practice with a strange burial costume.

“Near him in the grave they had placed strong drinks, and fruits. They now clothed him in drawers, leggings, boots, and a kurtak and chaftan of cloth of gold, with gold buttons, placing on the head a cap made of cloth of gold, trimmed with sable.” The Viking was dressed very well, to honor and respect him. That is something that society today can relate too, since we dress our dead in suits and other things to respect their passing. After the dressing they finally carried him and placed him in the ship. “Pillows, and, bringing of strong fruits, and basil, placed them all beside him. Then they brought a dog, which they in two, and threw into the ship…” They also laid all his weapons beside him, and two horses and two ox’s as well were cut up and put on the ship to burn with the Viking and the girl. The funeral of the Viking is very sacrificial, they sacrifice not only humans, but countless animals as well. This is found in many cultures and is usually a sacrifice to the God(s) for countless

It was once reported that there was up to 25,000 Vikings living in Iceland in the mid 900’s. The Norse did not have books, but they did have an alphabet, so they passed on history by stories and poems. Their alphabet was made up runes, are the letters in a set of related alphabets. There are still remains of the runes in some parts of Europe like Iceland and Normandy. It was customary for men to wear long

This age lasted from the late eighth century to the late eleventh century. When thinking about Vikings, the word ruthless and fierce may come to mind, but this isn't necessarily true.They were farmers and just wanted to make a living. Outside of raiding other towns and countries, the Vikings lived in an organized society. In their culture, the women had a strong say in everything and had a very big image. They were the main help on the farm and around the house, they were not forced into marriages, and if they were in a marriage they didn't like, they had the right to leave; which was very different from other cultures back then.

Viking history and culture have been depicted in many movies, television series, and stories. Vikings are commonly known as barbarians that raid villages and intimidate others with huge ships with dragon heads, and horned helmets. This information is based on facts, but has been distorted and exaggerated over many years and tales. Viking history spans from the years 780 until 1100, which is the time span of the Viking raids. Not every Scandinavian was a Viking; Vikings were known as the men that conducted raids and bloody battles. The old definition of Viking was synonymous with the term pirate. The modern definition is relevant to the Scandinavian medieval culture, to include farming, crafting and trading.

From the ninth century to the eleventh century, the Vikings ruled the seas. They were best known for their invasion of the British Isles and a small portion of North America. The Scandinavian raiders of the Viking Age were some of the most fierce maritime warriors in history.

Clogs with wooden soles were also used (Wolf, 2004, p. 120). Fur from animals of northern climates had more luxurious pelts and were important to vikings, especially in trade. Some Chieftains collected tribute in animal skins based on the rank of the person. Higher ranked individuals paid more tribute (Winroth, 2014, p. 112). Men’s Clothing Men typically wore trousers with a long tunic, some sort of hat, a wool cloak, and leather shoes (Dougherty, 2013).

Have you ever wondered how the vikings became the raiders of the sea and how they lived?. They were the fiercest people to ever sail the seas. People were scared of them because of their raiding reputation. It was there means of survival. I will be talking about the ships they sailed, the armour they wore, the way they lived, different arts, and their religion.

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When you think of the Vikings, chances are you think of horned helmets, raids, and bloody battles. But on the other side of the spectrum, there are the women of Nordic culture. Women are mostly thought of as looking like Viking warriors fighting alongside their men. But that was hardly the case. In reality, women were important in many other ways. They were treated very differently than other women in different European cultures at that time.

Although there are many differences in fashion from era to era the similarities are outstanding. Some of the most repetitive pieces from era to era include corsets, robes, and codpieces. Codpieces were a very fashionable cover for the zipper of men’s pants that the weather men wore to make themselves more presentable. Codpieces are still very popular

The Vikings were a group of Scandinavian raiders that were around from about the 8th century to the 11th. They mainly attacked the British Islands , the Frankish empire, England, but they also plundered places such as the Iberian peninsula and northern Africa. Vikings did not always settle into the places that they found, for instance after exploring North America they left the place never to return again. Even so, after landing on Greenland they colonized themselves there, and ancestors of the Vikings still live there today. So now that you know a little about the history of the Vikings lets go into detail about the specifics of the Viking age. (Peter Sawyer, Oxford Ill. History of the Vikings p. 1-19)

The word Viking in the Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language says that the word Viking means the following. “Vi•king 1. any of the Scandinavian pirates who plunder the coasts of Europe from the 8th to 10th centuries. 2. a sea-roving bandit: pirate. 3. a Scandinavian. 4. U.S. Aerospace. One of a series of space probes that obtained scientific information about Mars.” (1)