Wednesday 12 June 2013

V is for Viking


Strictly speaking the Norse word vikingar is only applicable to men, however a new settlement also needed women which were usually taken from the local population. One of the jobs of the women in the camp was to make items of clothing and apparel - shoes hats and pouches, using any available material such as leather and fur.
Taking part in ABC Wednesday

6 comments:

  1. Vikings, of course! Interesting info and learned something new-Great photo too.

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  2. Did not know the term was gender specific!
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  3. Interesting - didn't know that either.

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  4. I enjoy visiting the York's Viking Centre some years ago.

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  5. I assume this is one of those living history museums? One can learn so much there!

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  6. I like these kinds of reenactments. We have the Renaissance Faire here every spring, though I don't think it's 100% accurate. Fun, though.

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