[Bryn-gwlad] Annika Larsson's theories (was: So who wants to go a Viking?)

[Coblaith Mhuimhneach]

Kristin Siegrist wrote:
> Incidentally on a sort of related note; new article ( at least to me ) 
> on Viking Clothing. 
>
> http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-02/uu-vdn022508.php

I think someone should mention that Annika Larsson's theories on Norse 
women's clothing, which are summarized in this article, are held by 
most (if not all) experts in the field to be complete bollocks.  She's 
apparently drawn her conclusions from a rather idiosyncratic 
interpretation of a single grave find, with little reference to 
historical context and an heavily skewed cultural perspective.  There 
was some discussion of this topic in the Norsefolk Yahoo! Group a few 
weeks ago <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Norsefolk_2/message/13230>.

The more generally accepted interpretation of the Pskov find, which 
Larsson, according to the article, claims is evidence that Norsewomen 
in Sweden dressed "dressed much more provocatively than we previously 
believed" is the one given here 
<http://www.strangelove.net/~kieser/Russia/PskovTranslation.html>.


Coblaith Mhuimhneach
<mailto:Coblaith at sbcglobal.net>