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
Posted by Deb at 07:00
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6 comments:

  1. Chrissy Brand12 June 2013 at 09:58

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

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  2. Roger Owen Green12 June 2013 at 14:14

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

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  3. RedPat12 June 2013 at 17:33

    Interesting - didn't know that either.

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  4. LOLfromPasa12 June 2013 at 19:00

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

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  5. Leslie:12 June 2013 at 19:01

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

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  6. Petrea Burchard13 June 2013 at 04:56

    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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