Reference List: “Female Headcoverings of the Viking Age: Reloaded!”
At Sletten (one of the biggest Viking gatherings in Denmark) this summer, I was delighted to host an updated version of my Female Headcoverings talk. This unplugged, casual workshop took attendees on a sartorial journey of the VA, handling my replicas of caps, veils, scarves, hairnets, headbands, pins and shawls. We also discussed more speculative…
Reference List: “Dressing a Woman Warrior: an examination of the evidence”
At the beginning of this year, I gave a talk on the clothing of Viking Age warrior women for the inaugural “Shieldmaidens: Women in Western Style” online conference. I repeated this talk in person in Denmark last week and it was both nerve-wracking and good fun! As is usually the case, repeating the talk with…
VALHAll:A 2025 – Talks now online!
The year has almost come to a close and 2026’s edition of my conference VALHAll:A (Viking Age Living History for All: Assembly) is fast approaching- the date is set for Thursday 19th February 2026. The programme will be published and ticket sales opened in mid January, so keep your eyes peeled on my social media.…
Viking North @ The Yorkshire Museum
The Yorkshire Museum invited me to an exclusive press preview of their new Viking exhibition, Viking North!
Viking Age Clothing for Dummies: A Short Resource List
I met a lovely gentleman this weekend at Jorvik Viking Festival- he was hovering near the muster point and ended up joining myself and a friend in conversation. He is currently a fashion student and he asked if I could send him any sources to give him a BASIC grounding in Viking Age clothing. I…
After Hastings: Compilation
#AfterHastings is a collaborative living history project dedicated to telling women’s stories from the time of the Norman Conquest.
Recreating Illuminations: Nun Edition
I recreated one of my favourite manuscript illuminations, but I had too many nuns!
2024: Where have I been?
Where I’ve been, what I’m up to and what you can look forward to on my blog.
Vikings On Ice: Trying Out Bone Ice Skates from York
Alternate title: Fear and Skating in Jorvík With 2023 coming to a close, I’m reminded of the famous Eleanor Roosevelt quote to “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Ever since I saw my first pair of bone ice skates at the Jorvik Viking Centre and Yorkshire Museum, I’ve been charmed by them. After…
Impressions: Two Wealthy Hiberno-Scandinavian Settlers, A Century Apart in Wood Quay
Location: Wood Quay, Dyflin (Dublin), Ireland.Date: Mid 10th century and mid 11th century. Culture: Early Hiberno-Scandinavian.Estimated Social Status: Affluent urban freewoman. The following photos show two sets of speculative clothing based on archaeological finds from Viking Dublin, set approximately a century apart. My goal is to combine these items according to their proper dating and present them in…
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