Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

List of Illustrations

pp ix-xi

List of Contributors

pp xii-xiv

Preface

pp xv-xvi

Introduction

pp 1-8

Note on Old Norse Characters

pp 9-10

Part I - Textiles and their Interpretation

pp 11-12

1 - Sheep, Wool, and Fleece Processing: Where It All Began

pp 13-29

2 - Potential Insights on Archaeological Textiles: The Nature of Preservation and the Conservator’s Eye

pp 30-50

3 - King Harald’s Grey Cloak: Vararfeldir and the Trade in Shaggy Pile Weave Cloaks between Iceland and Norway in the Late Viking and Early Middle Ages

pp 51-73

4 - Re-clothing the Inhabitants of Tenth-century Dublin based on Archaeological Evidence

pp 74-90

5 - The Sensory Archaeology of Early Medieval Fabrics from the North Atlantic

pp 91-108

6 - The Function of Written Textiles in the Íslendingasögur

pp 109-125

7 - The Medieval Mantles of Hibernia: Functional Markers of Ethnic Identity

pp 126-144

Part II - Understanding through Replicating

pp 145-146

8 - Making the Best of It: Planning Decisions for Reproduction Fabrics

pp 147-156

9 - The Value of Intangible Knowledge: How Living History Can Aid Experimental Archaeology in Exploring the Past; Iron Age Scandinavian Tablet Weaving and Nalbinding

pp 157-177

10 - Collaborative Working Practices: Creating and Theorising Sprang

pp 178-198

11 - From Wool to Mitten: When History Comes to Life in Your Hands

pp 199-215

Glossary

pp 216-218

Index

pp 219-226

Miscellaneous Endmatter

pp 227-227