Viking age headcoverings

A friend has copied the very new book Viking Age Headcoverings from Dublin by Elizabeth Wincott Heckett. It deals with archaelogical finds from a couple of excavations from Dublin, from the norse era. Since I don't do viking, either professionally (my dissertation starts at 1215) or as a hobby I won't buy it myself, but I recommend anybody interested in viking dress, especially female, to borrow at a library or buy it. It is very interesting reading and might even make me start wearing my viking garb again.

A reasonably calm day bellywise. I've been to a fair/exhibition on home delivery, doulas, baby slings, infant massage, breast feeding etc together with a friend, her husband and her absolutely adorable six months old girl.

I've just had a nap and feel ready to start on a little caul/hairnet from a very synthetic gold fabric my friend Anna and I bought from an indian fabric store some weeks ago. It looks good but spreads glittering "fairy dust" everywhere.

Another tip

Here you can look at thousands of danish church paintings from the middle ages and the 16th century. You can do searches in english too.