Viking garb

Pleated dress, viking. By Edel Berg

What Lyanna Stark would wear

When I first started doing Viking-era costuming, I focused on the apron dress, and regretfully used my Medieval underdresses pretty much interchangeably. Looking back at them now, I have to flinch a little when I see a large neckline, more suitable for a wide-necked cotehardie, paired with a poorly fitted overdress. I've been doing better, and it's all a learning process, but I thought it was time for me to buckle down and create the most authentic underdress I could with proper color and…

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A resonably accurate replica of a classic viking underdress and apron dress with handmade jewlery. Made to wear to the Ohio Viking Festival

C'mon ladies, get the bone needles, and the hemp yarn out... You don't wanna look like a thrall woman (slave), do you? (giggle)

(This document is still in a draft stage, but I have had enough conversations about my interpretaion of this recently that I felt it ok to put forward my thoughts while I finalize the language of...

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1000+ ideas about Viking Clothing on Pinterest | Viking Dress, Viking Garb and Viking Tunic

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