Given that archeology can only prove that this element was found in this one grave, the reason, i thought it was pretty is as good a reason as any to have some decoration. We cant prove no one ever embroidered something in the period/area, we can only say we have no evidence of it. And if they could have, some one probably did!

I'm 1/2 Scandinavian by ancestry from Denmark and Sweden . My ancestors weren't vikinger they were farmers, lots of farmers who traveled for better opportunities😂. Thank you for this interesting look at the dress of the peoples of the middle ages and the article ! I believe the broches were up higher  near the shoulders not on the bust or nipples ! carrying stuff near chest height ie children  other things isn't comfortable for the child being carried  or the wearer really if it gets bumped it can hurt!  . anyone who says differently is fetishsizing braoches on breasts like niple rings or discounts the fact dirt moves as a body decomposes  !

Fantastic work! Explanation and dress-making.

In Southern Sweden re-enactments most wear the Hedeby/Norwegian smokkir without a separate apron piece. Though putting an additional panel on the front for either dirty work or for fancy feast wear (embroidered like yours?) is not completely unrealistic . . .

The swishing is important. Viking dresses feel fabulous.

Oh, this was a Very good time to watch! I learned so much, and you look so proud of what you've made in the end shots! What a fantastic time! Thank you!

@ 22 mins, and later,  that model has a winning smile and demeanor,  being more Viking with style

A friend - an archaeologist interested in textiles did point out in relation to where the brooches should be worn that the few scraps they have found with them are of straps - or they think they were straps - therefore the odds on them being used as ''n1pple shields'' [her description] were probably slightly on the low to non-existent side.  Though she did point out that people are people and even in those days you will always have had the rebel who decided to wear something in a different way and she doubted the Scandinavians were any different in that regard.  So there is every chance you might find someone - image or grave - wearing a mini 'dress' with brooches and a thigh high slit for good measure just because ..............
Also 'vikings' covered a huge area from modern Russia right down to modern Turkey, lots of clothing options in that range so there's a good chance a woman from modern Norway  isn't wearing the same a one from modern eastern Russia or one from modern Turkey.  That's the fun of historical clothing though, plus the fact that they would mix with the locals and adapt their clothing styles as well.  That's what made them so interesting, and probably also so successful.

Thank you for going into the history and finds behind your designs!

Nicely done. I'm in a reenactment group, and wear Norse/Viking clothing. I've made a number of dresses, and undertunics. I tend to be more Eastern Sweden, Gotland and Finish in my choices. I do embroider a lot of my clothing, using period stitches. My reasoning being similar to some of yours. We don't know that they did or didn't embroider clothes. The tablet bands prove that they had fine enough thread, and we do have extant pieces of embroidery. My logic for embroidery is that they had to practice! So why not on your clothes?

This is my favorite thing I've watched!! Beautiful and informative! I can't even decided which is my favorite.... That gathering is amazing 🤗

This is giving me so many ideas!!! Thank you!!!

As I understand it men also went vikingr from Norway because the population had increased and there was a shortage of flattish land due to the terrain. They wanted trade and to obtain land to settle. Slaves were a commodity too.And a bit of pillage helped.
Thanks for the info. It has really helped me.

Going viking is just so funny because, like many other things, there's nothing honourable about it. It's the epitome of "if it ain't nailed down... :) yoink". Alternatively, "if you can't beat me... I'm yoinking you."
16:20 Norge A just looks so high while B just looks like she's about the facepalm herself due to figure A. C has just given up and decided to nope out.
In all seriousness, I always love watching a bunch of different videos on these time periods with less source material because it makes it easier to pinpoint the commonalities, the differences and new and old info and discoveries. Together they give a clearer picture. Thank you for your hard work!

I think you did a fine job on your reproduction of antique clothing ...especially since info is scant. But it looks comfortable and logical from a womans perspective.  I would feel very comfortable wearing any of those dresses to modern day functions.  Bravo! Love your channel for its female perspective 32:07 focus

I really appreciate the clear and concise historical information as well as your fantastic creations. Thank you :)

Thank you for the well-reasoned information. I believe that embroidery on clothing, on a simple tunic, was the first form of clothing decoration. If a woman uses several types of stitches, then their combination turns into embroidery and becomes more complex over time. Therefore, I allow for complex embroidery in the manufacture of clothing for women of the early Viking period.

ps the smocking / gathering in the front of a dress is very pretty ! will be using it in a dress next time !

I think the length would be based on the climate/season shorter and less pieces for summer and working and lower status. Color and jewelry and longer length for higher status women. They didn't have to go out and feed the pigs dragging their hems in the mud. Getting close to the fire to stir the food, well a belt, even if it was just a cord, and less flapping layers would be the order of the day there. Loved your video. I am the 252 of thumbs up.

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hello there, sorry I am late.. great video, very interesting Information and lovely dresses, I especially like the Køstrup smokkr, it looks like one could wear it today without being stared at and - nice feature - without a bra. Pockets need to be hidden somewhere in there, of course, which would be ok i guess since then it would not be a Køstrup smokkr but a modern dress.
Trägerrock ist what this type of dress is called in german. :)
Modern versions are basically skirts with suspenders, still called Trägerock. Or sometimes Schürzenkleid if there is a bib between the suspenders - which translates direktly into apron dress.

Thank you for another marvellous journey into the past!
All the best
Su / Pinguinpullover

Hi, A quick note from Scandinavia. Thing is usually pronounced with a hard t, Ting. It makes it easier to differentiate between the hand in the Addams and the court/parliament that used as dispute resolution alternative and parliament back then.
  The first Scandies that went to Russia and Ukraine took off much earlier from what went on to become Sweden including Finland (which was a piece of Sweden just as much as any region of Sweden that is still within the borders today) until lost to Russia much later. The people that went east in this era mostly went from what later became Sweden including Finland, were mostly merchants and when getting to Constantinople, those big burly visitors with an honor codex, got hired to be the guards of the papal power there. For some reason they went bersärk, what has come to mean to start axing people down for no reason. I have yet to come about any translatable or modern word close enough to it to understand why they went bärsärk (there are a bunch of other spellings as well but now we know what we're talking about), like the word going viking is known for the  people that went west. Yours, Ann