Textiles of the Viking North Atlantic

An interdisciplinary study of the uses, meanings, and social impact of Viking Age textiles.

Introduction Note on Old Norse charactersPart I: Textiles and their Interpretation1. Sheep, Wool and Fleece Processing: where it all began - Carol Christiansen2. Potential Insights on Archaeological Textiles: The Nature of Preservation and the Conservator's Eye - Elizabeth E. Peacock3. King Harald's Grey Cloak:¿Vararfeldir¿and the Trade in Shaggy Pile Weave Cloaks between Iceland and Norway in the Late Viking and Early Middle Ages - Michèle Hayeur Smith4. Re-clothing the Inhabitants of Tenth-century Dublin based on Archaeological Evidence - Frances Pritchard5. The Sensory Archaeology of Early Medieval Fabrics from the North Atlantic - Alexandra Lester-Makin6. The Function of Written Textiles in the Íslendingasögur - Rachel Balchin7. The Medieval Mantles of Hibernia: Functional, Aesthetic and Markers of Ethnic Identity - Dolores KearneyPart II: Understanding through Replicating8. Making the Best of it: Planning Decisions for Reproduction Fabrics - Ruth Gilbert9. The Importance of learning Old Things in Order to gain New Knowledge - Ann Asplund10. Collaborative Working Practices: creating and theorising Sprang - Carol James11. From Wool to Mitten - when History comes to Life in your Hands - Liselotte Öhrling and Anna Josefsson GlossaryIndex