26 Feb 2008
Vikings did not dress the way we thought

Well, she's proved once again that the "Dark Ages" weren't really all that dark at all. And added some interesting speculation about the reason for the fashion changes in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Vivid colors, flowing silk ribbons and glittering bits of mirrors -- the Vikings dressed with considerably more panache than we previously thought. The men were especially vain, and the women dressed provocatively, but with the advent of Christianity, fashions changed, according to Swedish archeologist Annika Larsson.

(link) [EurekAlert!]

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