Posts: 98 Location: Poland
Fri 09 May, 2008 10:43 am
Re: Vendel period clothing and armour
Hi everyone.
I haven't been posting here for a long time, but I am really busy with interesting armourer's projects.
Here is the link to Historiska Museum in Sweden with some photos of
Vendel stuff. (BTW, don't you think they were a bit crazy making so complicated pieces? ;) so magnificent work!).
http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/resultat_bil...6&page
I find this site very interesting and useful.
Anders and Martin, you shouldn't have any problems with searching engine. ;) Unfortunately I don't speak Swedish at all, so I must do it with intuition.
Martin, thanks for posting here nice photos of pre-Viking helmets. Few shots were new for me.
Regarding to using those highly decorative helmets in fight.... Well, I have been writing here about this few times already. But I must say once again... Having made few of those helmets (and completing next two, now) with using pressblach authentic technique, I really think decoration on those helmet are too delicate for fighting with real, sharp weapon. So, I agree with archaeologists - I think those were parade, king's helmets. The only exception could be helmet from Ultuna, but we can never be certain...
Me and my wife Gracjana are thinking about starting reenacting
Vendel period next year. However, I think this can be more difficult than reenacting Viking period, if one wants to do it most properly. I mean the cost of jewellery and finding a craftsman to do it. I am able to make many things (including some casted jewellery), but seeing, for example those stuff from Historiska Museum, I don't think I could do every piece at this time with this level of my skills... However good thing is we have some finds of complete clothing. :)
And offtopic :
Dave, me and my wife love diamond twill, too. :cool: We have nice supplier of handwoven and natural dyed wool, here in Poland.