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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.…

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