SC -Vikings on Nova

[Elaine Koogler]

Sounds great!!

I don't think they went to all those places, but believe they may have gone to
L'Anse aux Meadows.  I do know that the Longship Company (based in Maryland) has
built a completely accurate reconstruction of a longship, and they have been
invited to the celebration this summer (1000th anniversary of Viking contact in
the Americas) that I believe is taking place near the St. Lawrence river.  These
guys are really serious about what they do.  The lady has completely recreated
several Viking garments, with all accessories, including dying much of the
fabric herself, and handsewing everything.  She even managed to construct a
copper and brass needlecase!  She displayed one outfit at Pennsic last year,
along with a full notebook of documentation that included overlays to show how
the garments and accessories all went together.  The authoress of one of her
major sources was there, saw her work and was so impressed that she invited the
couple down to her camp to help her construct a period warp-weighted loom!

thanks for the suggestions...I'll look into it!

Kiri

allilyn at juno.com wrote:

> Watch any Nova program.  They always have an ad for the purchase of the
> tape used, and others.  I think the address is the same for all of them.
> I didn't write it down, that not being in my purchasing budget.  Are you
> sure these are your folks?  They went to Iceland, Novgorad, L'Anse aux
> Meadows?  Goody for them!
>
> Here's a thought!  Go to your Acquisition Librarian at your best public
> library--of the LC, if you're in DC.  Tell them this would be an
> excellent teaching tool and will they please add it to their collection.
> Look at it, see if the one I'm talking about is the one you think it is,
> then you'll know if you want to buy personal tapes.  Have a Viking
> Viewing party!  Come in garb, bring pot luck from Cariadoc's Harpestraeng
> Collection from Vol. I, have a roaring good time!
>
> Regards,
> Allison,     allilyn at juno.com
>
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