Anglo-Saxons & Vikings
Anglo-Saxons
Cooking Section:
Anglo-Saxon Food Production & Distribution
(combined edition) - $49.95
Ann Hagen. A reissue of the Handbook and Second
Handbook in one volume. Extremely valuable in this field, where there is so little
available. Prospect Books
Tastes of Anglo-Saxon England - $9.95
Mary Savelli. A carefully researched
compendium of recipes from Early Medieval Britain,
each complemented with historical and source information. General
information about drinks & cooking techniques, followed by 46 recipes.
80pp, paper. Anglo-Saxon Books.
Costume Section:
Cloth & Clothing in Anglo-Saxon England AD 450-700
--$39.95 
Penelope Rogers. This archeological study of textiles & costume
considers all aspects of early Anglo-Saxon clothing. Regional styles of dress, & Scandinavian & Continental influences help
to place the study in its broader historical context. Amply
illustrated w/ line drawings & reconstructions of costumes. PB. 250pp, biblo, index.
Council/Brit Archeo
Dress in Anglo-Saxon England - $40.00
Gale R Owen-Crocker. Revised & expanded edition.
Considerably updated, this new edition focuses on English dress from the fifth
to the eleventh centuries. It draws evidence from archeology, text and art
(manuscripts, ivories, metalwork, stone sculpture, mosaics), and also from
re-enactors’ experience. It examines archaeological textiles, cloth production
and the significance of imported cloth, and foreign fashions. Dress is
discussed as a marker of gender, ethnicity, status and social role – in the
context of a pagan burial, dress for holy orders, bequests of clothing,
commissioning a kingly wardrobe, and much else… (Pub note) 12 b/w, 13 color
plates, 140 b/w drawings, glossary of clothing terms, possible cutting plan for
11th century gown. HC, 408 pp, extensive biblio & index. Boydell
& Brewer
Vikings
Costume Section:
Medieval Garments Reconstructed:
Norse Clothing Patterns - $40
Else Ostergard,
Anna Norgard & Lilli Fransen.
This volume begins with a short introduction to the amazing finds of garments
from the Norse settlement of Herjolfnes in Greenland.
It then features chapters on technique – production of the thread, dyeing,
weaving techniques, cutting and sewing. Also included are measurements and
drawings of garments, hoods, and stockings, with sewing instructions. A practical guide to making your own medieval Norse garment.
HC, 200pp, illus. Aarhus University Press.
Christina Krupp & Carolyn Priest-Dorman. Covers
women’s garb in Northern Europe 450-1000 CE, focusing on Frisians, Angles,
Franks, Balts, Vikings, & Finns. Although
brief, this remains an excellent, basic source. 71pp,
pamphlet. SCA.
Woven Into the Earth: Textile Finds in Norse
Greenland - $49.95
Else, Ostergaard. The book offers an account of
the 1921 find of textiles in Herjolfsnaes, Greenland.
The garments had been used as swaddling to wrap around corpses. Woven into
the Earth recounts the dramatic story of Norlund's excavation in the context of other Norse textile
finds in Greenland. It then describes what the finds tell us about the
materials and methods used in making the clothes. The weaving and sewing
techniques detailed here are surprisingly sophisticated, and one can only
admire the talent of the women who employed them, especially considering the
harsh conditions they worked under. The weather conditions preserved the
textiles extremely well, & the result was a spectacular find, and amazing
insights into sewing & weaving techniques as well as the materials used in
the garments’ manufacture. Heavily illustrated in color & b/w. HC, index, biblio,
Viking Clothing-
$37.50
Thor Ewing. This accessible new book is the first to tackle the question of what the Vikings wore, drawing on evidence from art, archeology, literature, & linguistics to arrive at a fresh understanding of the nature of Viking clothing. Includes an overview of textiles & dyeing, an exploration of cloth production & clothing in the context of the society as a whole. Includes a detailed consideration of male & female outfits & a new interpretation of the suspended dress. Biblio, index, numerous b/w photos, diagrams, patterns, & contemporary drawings, 14 color photos. Tr Pb, 192pp. Tempus
Viking: Dress,
Clothing, Klaer, Garment - $120.00
Nille Glaesel. The author has worked for many years with a reconstruction of Osebergrevlene for the Viking Museum in Lofotr. She says, “It is through this work that I have seen the need for a book which makes it easy for anyone to sew their very own Viking costumes, based on the spare findings that have been gathered and preserved from the Viking period. Although the findings are few, they nevertheless give us some clear guidelines for cut, use of materials, and techniques. My main goal has been to show the cut of clothing from the Viking Age (A.D. 780 – 1030) and make it accessible to most people.” The author has used machine made fabrics and sewn all hidden seams with a machine, but in the section on sewing, she uses illustrations to show the methods and techniques known and used by the Vikings. Hardcover, 185p, 55 color photos, 102 illus, 3 separate full-size patterns.
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