Fibres, Tool & Textiles - Fashioning the Viking Age vol. 1

This publication describes the process and results of Project Part 1 in the research and outreach project Fashioning the Viking Age.

This part of the project, focused on the reconstruction of textile tools which were subsequently used to produce replicas of known, archaeological textile finds from Hedeby in Northern Germany. These textiles come in many different qualities, and it is exactly this variation that the first part of the project aimed to explore.

The present publication documents the reconstruction process based on the analyses of the selected archaeological finds as well as the decisions and data relevant to produce tools and textiles. The process took almost two years, and besides the core project members, it involved several researchers with different skills, and craftspeople, whose invaluable knowledge and commitment has contributed to the finished result.

Fashioning the Viking Age was funded by the VELUX FOUNDATIONS and based at the National Museum of Denmark in close collaboration with the Centre for Textile Research at the University of Copenhagen and Land of Legends in Lejre.