Tunic
Moselund
Pattern drawing based on Hald in Nockert
Material is a three-shaft twill wool.
- Total material length: c175 cm (70″)
- Tunic Length: 124 cm (48.8″)
- Hem Circumference: 248 cm (97.6″)
- Arm Length: 53 cm (20.9″)
According to ”Stella” he****@*********et.nz to 75years@yahoogroups 15 Feb 2002; Porl Grinder-Hansen, curator Danish Middle Ages and Renaissance, Nat. Mus. of Denmark had this carbon14 dated in 1998 by the AMS-laboratory in Århus, Jutland, using the accelerator technique and calibrated according to Stuiver and Pearson 1993. It was dated to c.1050-1150.
Some Sources:
- Hald, Margrethe. Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs and Burials tr. Jean Olsen. Copenhagen: National Museum of Denmark, 1980.
- Nockert, Margareta. Bockstenmannen, Och Hans Dräkt. Halmstad och Varberg: Stiftelsen Hallands länsmuseer,
1985
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Some Clothing of the Middle Ages – Tunics – Moselund, by I. Marc Carlson, Copyright 1996 This code is given for the free exchange of information, provided the Author’s Name is included in all future revisions, and no money change hands-