I've been working on an experimental woolly dress, and sort of lazily back-documenting aspects of it to 6th c Anglo-Saxon features. Had it with me at the household gift steal, and Mistress Wuennemon (sp?) and I gushed over two books that I had just gotten (actually these were Maudey's copies). Wendy says that the garment I'm working on reminds her of Jutish costume…so now I'm chasing What That Is.
Resources:
- Owen-Crocker (from Maudey)
- Penelope Rogers (from Maudey)
- Thor Ewing's Viking Clothing (from Gwen)
As a starting place, if you’ve got those refs, the closest to Jutish is Kentish… Kent and Isle of Wight are the traditional areas ascribed to the Jutes. They also have the most continental/Frankish influence, though… 🙂
Early period is both tough and exciting because of the relative paucity of sources. Have fun!
Yes, the Kent finds documented in Rogers are Jutish, and the tabletweaving found in Northamptonshire is too. This makes sense, actually, if you consider that people moved fastest around by water. Jutland is ‘across the way’, as it were.
I’m actually liking the paucity of sources, as a novice archeology student, because it means there’s not too much to confuse the field.
Thanks for sharing