[ANSTHRLD] Wherein Snorri Bangs his Head Against a Wall

[kobrien at texas.net]

> First, going back to a comment about Vikings and fur-wearing barbarians in
> this thread (for which Snorri was not responsible), while there is evidence
> of some fur cloaks from Birka, wet fur doesn't do much for keeping you warm.
> Wool does, even when wet.  Therefore it's not too surprising to find in that
> climate that actual Viking Age folk were much likelier to wear outergarments
> made of fake fur - a woven textile with combed wool tufts looped in - than

So fake fur is period (though not in the modern polyester form).  I love it!


> actual fur.  Or just good old vaðmal, woven tight.  Vikings were not
> fur-wearing barbarians - we sell the fur south and take the silver, thank
> you very much.

Sounds good to me!

 
> Snorri, compare these:

Way spif info!  This just begs to become an article on ideas for Norse personas 
if you want to register an SCA device.  And now I notice from the end of your 
list that Thora's done one like that.  If these links aren't available in her 
article, then this info begs to be a "further ideas" type list to use after 
reading her article or something similar.

Coooooool.  :)

Mari