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What region and period are you portraying? I like the Russ trousers but am confused by the fact your shoes have laces and the extremely low neckline on the very short under tunics rather than knee length under kirtle. We have a lot of evidence for long narrow leather belts with decorative strap ends for men but absolutely no evidence for wide, modern style. belts. Could you provide sources for the wide, shorter belt and laced shoes?
Hilarious to see all of this ancient Viking stuff and then hear you talking about having car keys and cell phone. I think about Skyrim watching your videos, brother.
Hey man, i know this is kinda old but if you need any histrical leatherwork done ,please contact me. I´m a german leathersmith looking to make this my fulltime job. I work completely by hand . Cheers Ravenskull
Massive thanks Bjorn!! I’m a primary school teacher and we copied your hood pattern because as you said it is very simple. Now I have a whole band of boys roaming the school field at lunch time dressed in hoods pretending to be medieval archers! Thanks so much for the inspiration and sharing what you do with others!!! Keep it up!!
Skål! Thats wonderful! I loved playing fantasy when I was a kid with my friends and cousins. Pretending to be archers and mages, knights and nobility. Protecting the castle (school or closest house) from the "dark forces"
I love that you have to try and remember English words. It reminds me of the effort you put into these videos. I can only hope to gain the command of another language the way you do. You are exactly correct, Viking clothing are far more attractive than modern.
As of yesterday I have officially converted to Asatro, I would like to thank you Björn for being on of the "catalysts" for me returning to my roots. Thank you, you are a great man.
I know this is an old video and someone may have already said this but "brikkevev" is called "tablet weaving" or i guess it would be a tablet woven band in English. Fantastic video thank you for sharing with us your viking clothes.
It is great to see this... These TV series and movies nowadays give us the impression that all that Vikings wore were beaten-up leather clothes that were either gray or black, and nothing else...
One other thing is that wool is much more practical in real life situations. It stays warm even when wet. Leather gives you all kinds of problems out in the wild.
Best representation I've seen in regards to Viking clothing!! I love it when someone starts questioning the authenticity of historical reproductions. Especially when there are hardly any original designs to go by!! Great job!!! Cheers!!🍻
I found out several years ago about how I am related to a knight of Willam the Conqueror. The knight's name was Alvared and he originated my family name somewhere around the 1100s. So proud to be a viking!
Wow you looked Viking! Standing on the rock fully dressed in the Viking clothes overlooking the water, just needed a Viking ship sailing in the back ground to complete the scene.
Thanks a lot, Rick. This place has a deep significance to me. And also, if you sail down that way, you come to Denmark. If you turn to starboard a few hours down there, you come to England.
It must be humbling in a way, to think your Viking ancestors undoubtedly stood in the exact same spot as you, gazing out to the ocean wondering or knowing what is beyond. Quite a time in history, no wonder you are proud of your heritage and lucky to be so physically close to the actual happening.
Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen we have had enough of the vikings in England thank you very much ;) On a more serious note awesome vids, loved the one on stoic thinking and the one on city’s making men more feminine.
Yes, i was watching him stand there, and i imagined a Viking knarr slowly rowing out from behind the point, bringing a look of shock and excitement to Bjorn's face.
As a cape, I have found that military surplus stores are GREAT! I bought a grey and an olive drab wool blankets and they are the best! Sooo worm! Just plain grey and a plain o.d. Green and they go great with my winter kits!, I even took the first one I ever got and put a clasp on the neck and used some tablet weave for some trim on the bottom and neck line. It came out great! So I have 3 wool caps but having some spare tablet weave left over from a beautiful grey wool tunic.
Bjorn, thank you so much for sharing! A couple of years ago, my daughter had a 'medieval' wedding, so I made myself a linen underdress and apron dress to wear for the event. It was so comfortable, that I have made myself some tunics for everyday wear since then. I am also thinking about making some linen and wool 'trousers' to go with my tunics. Seeing your post is inspiring and gives me more ideas for the garments!
Hi Bjørn, from viking sister to brother, the kind of making the socks is called naalbinding or nadelbinding. I am a beginner of this technique but it is great fun. The hat you are showing i know as skloldenham gugel. By the way it is q gratis pleasure to learn to know how the norse qre handling the own viking history. You folks are so much more at ease than we germans are with 'historical correctness'. It would be great to gather with vikings from all over the world to a hike in norway.
I'm into XVIIIth century dress, and it's so amazing to me how this Viking/dark age attire looks much more like today's clothing than Renaissance/baroque/rococo clothing
It really is great kit, but its worth saying that most of it can be made using relatively simple hand-sewing techniques. There are plenty of tutorials and patterns available on the internet. The shoes are probably the trickiest to make, but even this is do-able. If you've not gotten kit together yet, then i strongly encourage you. There is great satisfaction to be had walking around clothed only in garments you've made yourself!
Ravens hovering above, a lost blue cape...hmm sounds like Odin has "an eye" on you Bjørn! :) Happy New Year by the way and all the best in the new 2018! Amazing outfit! Simple and yet so extremely efficient and comfortable as you pointed out. Thank you for showing every bit of it.
Really beautiful scenery at the end of your video. You are truly blessed to live in such beautiful surroundings with so much history. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Norsemen, from what I gathered, were very practical, people. If they would have needed a thicker leather belts, they would have. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Bjorn. From America here.I have just started to learn nålbinding, and it was exciting to see those warm socks and mittens. I certainly want to wear those clothes.
I don’t know if you believe in the Old Norse religion, but I find it so fitting that some of óðinn’s ravens were listening and watching you share these pieces of clothing from Viking history. I have a strong feeling that óðinn and all the old gods are keeping a close watch over you as you keep the history of your ancestors alive and well. Skól to you Bjørn!
It would be nice to compliment this video with woman wearing a dress.. and detailing her outfit. I was thinking of buying a woman viking outfit and seeing what it is like to wear. It is fun to explore older cultures. :) New sub here.
Thank you so much. I follow your channel already (it's a very good one). Yes, maybe I should try to find a female Viking reenactor with a speciality in clothes? That could be an interesting video.
The women's clothing is also very comfortable and warm and practical. And very pretty! I love historical clothing, and the women's dresses are actually warmer in winter than many of my modern clothes. I think it's because they're a little like a mitten compared to a glove -- in a skirt, my legs keep each other warmer, than when I'm wearing jeans. I wore my historical clothing a lot this last winter, because it was very cold where we live.
I love your videos, and have followed your channel long enough to know that you are the real deal, but the way you stopped everything when you heard the raven, shows that you are truly a man of the old faith. I have many ravens where I live, and they not only follow on a hunt, but they lead me in the right direction so they can feast on the gut pile. I have several that I can feed by hand, and one that will perch on my shoulder .
Great video. I have just joined a Viking re-enactment society in England and am about to start making my kit. So this was useful. You have a new subscriber! I like your sensible and non-dogmatic approach. Makes perfect sense to me! Love the party trousers as well.
Every Viking should have a pair of party trousers! And good luck with your new hobby! It is very interesting to gradually get more and more historically accurate, if that is your focus... It doesn't have to be!
I was hoping you would do a clothing video. Found your channel through Grimfrost about a week ago and haven't stopped watching since then. Keep'em coming. Happy New Year
the tunic I have I didn't regret owning however I quickly realized it was not at all like the seller made it out to be, a new one is most definitely needed
Just subscribed. Came to your channel from another channel, a teacher who had his students make your hooded cape. I will be going to my first REN festival in Texas, USA this fall (2024), and am looking at various kinds of garb to make. I am an 80 year old widow, with Swedish grandparents, and am very proud of my Viking ancestry.
I know this is an older video, but I hope you find this comment. Thank you for all your research and knowledge. I discovered recently that I am descended from Ragnar Löthbrok and have been trying to learn more of my Viking heritage! I am always excited to see your videos and hope you get your books published in English so I can enjoy more. Thank you and Skol!
You have talented and generous friends Bjorn! ❤ It’s nice to have such a wonderful support system around you that you can reach out to. It sounds like you have a great community around you.
The wool socks and mittens are made by crochet. If you soak your timic in 1-2 cups of boraxo or oxy clean for laundry in a bucket filled with between 7-11 liters of water for 24-48 hours and then dry it on a clothesline in the sun, all the staining will be gone. Plus your tunic will look like new.
I'm just starting doing more "accurate" clothes, but seeing you lay them out so I can get a good look at how they roughly should be put together, really helps me. Thanks
Great video Bjorn, Looks like Odin was watching as well. Considering the distances travelled by the vikings they probably did have clothes like the kaftan and "Party Trousers"(whick look similar to Cossack trousers from "Rus"sia). - Robb
Yes, absolutely. I think the common man's and woman's working clothes were completely adapted to the surroundings and they would wear what worked best.
Indeed...there is strong evidence of Viking travel and incursion down into the Eurasian zones of the Rus...so the ‘party pants’ and caftan are quite correct by logical inference...you may yet see that cape in parties to come!😁
Great video I'm attending a party in October and this is my choice of outfit. I've really been looking into the warrior aspect of clothing with different styles of armour but it's amazed me how much viking armour changed over the centuries but I guess that stands to reason due to the different civilizations they visited and some conquered haha. Great video again Bjorn 🙏
Bjorn, Thank you for posting your video. My wife has started to produce our families clothing for the viking festival this August in Norway. We are looking forward to our first visit with the entire family for 20 days and hope to experience as much of your rich culture as possible. Leinaia and Charlie San Diego
Absolutely wonderful video! I've been pondering and wondering how to make my own set of clothing! Extremely educational! Loved it and subscribed to you! In regards to the "authenticity" part, everything that I see about the Vikings has been wherever they went and lived, they incorporated that region's culture and technology as their own. Vikings were ever evolving. If something worked better for them, they grabbed onto it! SKÖL!
I've spent a good part of this long snowy COVID winter here in Minnesota/USA cutting, clearing, burning nasty invasive buckthorn (thanks, Europe!) and I find myself longing for some authentic Viking clothing, because I am sure those crafty people had staying warm and dry all figured out. Looks so comfy, especially those boots. Enjoyed your vid. Thx.
I'm not sure if I've said this on any of your other videos, but I used to walk in the woods in similar clothing too. Although, I'm more partial to medieval clothing, fantasy gear or even a mix of both. I would walk the woods any chance I got, no matter the weather or time of day. If it was winter, I would bunch up with woolen stuff, a nice cloak and so on. If it got dark, I would carry a small wax torch in my pouch. I also always carried a sword, sometimes even a bow. It's not nessecary in any way, I know, but I feel like I need it. Doesn't feel "right" without a sword at my hip. I've walked the highlands of Härjedalen in medieval clothing, I've stood on the high fells and looked out across the Norwegian border, seeing miles and miles of untamed land. It's a sight to behold. Like I said, I used to walk the woods. Haven't been in the forest since 2015, and I miss it dearly. Extreme levels of anxiety is the culprit, and it's kept me indoors for years... It would be awesome to have a friend or hiking partner like you: someone who not only respects history, but lives it.
You know I like the fact that you are what you are,,,and you have what you have,,,your a good soul and I like that,thank you for sharing .thank you for your time and knowledge
this is the first of your videos to cross my path and I absolutely loved it. I have been dressing Viking for special occasions for a few years now, definitely not as often as I would like to. I have less than 7.5 years until I retire from my profession and then I can dress Viking much more often! I make the majority of my own Viking attire. I have aprons, kirtles, shieldmaiden warrior attire. and i'm getting more and more accurate with my attire as time goes on. thank you so much for your videos! excuse me while I go binge watch as many as I can!!!
Your knowledge is very impressive. I have been interested in the Viking era since I was a child in grade school when I found out that Vikings were the first europeans in the "New World". I have no doubt that Columbus was a late comer and if Viking explorers had kept better records all would have known this. This is the first video of your's I have seen and I subscribed to your channel. Now I think I will actually try to make your Viking Bow and some arrows. Then a knife or a war axe and perhaps I will take the kiddies out on a weekend Viking. "G" Thank you for your time and effort you put into the channel. Off to watch more.
Came back to help get this to 100k views! Awesome video! And don't worry about being historically accurate since we have so little information about the "vikings" anyway. I am sure there were some who wore outfits just like this. They were humans just like we were and they thought practically just like we do!
This was a nice presentation. The sound was good. I thought using the rock as a backdrop was a nice touch because the natural scenery near you is beautiful.
I just found your channel, and have much to learn about the old ways..I wish I could live where you do but the swampland of Florida is my home...I like that you mentIoned the Raven...I love when they sometimes fly over and call out to one another...if your cape was stolen, I hope the thief suddenly has empathy and feels so much shame that he makes it his life mission to find you and return your cape.
Medieval hoods always look so warm and versatile for the weight. I often wear a light wool shirt in a similar way--as a hood, scarf, or shirt. Tie a knot in the bottom and it even becomes a bag :)
The viking style clothes are just so much more practical than the modern clothes, better for regulating the temperature and air flow. I guess the only real advantage of modern clothes are all the pockets. Thank you for this video, I have watched it a number of times, and you have inspired me to research and learn nalbinding for myself.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Bjorn, I always enjoy your videos and it is always great hanging out with you via RUclips :) be well kindred spirit, always.
Bjorn,I find the authentic Viking clothing very becoming to you. I'm sure it is part of your own authenticity. You are direct and honest even when there are political ramifications, you have the courage to speak the truth. Thank you for being that. Thank you for your humility and wide knowledge. Your values shine.
Your videos and positive attitude brings me joy, and joy is a hard thing to find in America right now being a white male. So thank you for your videos and reminders that it's ok to be masculine and proud to be a man.
Thank you for the information, I’m really into Viking culture , and clothing , this has helped me out working out a Viking costume, love the video please make more . I’ve enjoyed watching and learning .
Thank you for the introduction to Viking clothes! My great grandparents from both sides of my family tree are from Sweden (one from Norway). I really didn't realize that Viking re-enactments were a thing! I'd love to visit Norway so I'd love to attend one if I had the chance. Stay warm, friend!
This is so epic :D You look just like Qui-Gon Jin, from Star Wars! Love the clothing. Viking history is super interesting. A lot of vikings settled here in Ireland too!
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What region and period are you portraying?
I like the Russ trousers but am confused by the fact your shoes have laces and the extremely low neckline on the very short under tunics rather than knee length under kirtle.
We have a lot of evidence for long narrow leather belts with decorative strap ends for men but absolutely no evidence for wide, modern style. belts.
Could you provide sources for the wide, shorter belt and laced shoes?
Hilarious to see all of this ancient Viking stuff and then hear you talking about having car keys and cell phone.
I think about Skyrim watching your videos, brother.
Please send me your email B
Anyway to tell me ending music my lord 8)
Hey man,
i know this is kinda old but if you need any histrical leatherwork done ,please contact me.
I´m a german leathersmith looking to make this my fulltime job.
I work completely by hand .
Cheers Ravenskull
Massive thanks Bjorn!! I’m a primary school teacher and we copied your hood pattern because as you said it is very simple. Now I have a whole band of boys roaming the school field at lunch time dressed in hoods pretending to be medieval archers! Thanks so much for the inspiration and sharing what you do with others!!! Keep it up!!
That is wonderful!
Dang, you must be an awesome teacher to do that!
That's so awesome :D
Skål!
Thats wonderful!
I loved playing fantasy when I was a kid with my friends and cousins.
Pretending to be archers and mages, knights and nobility.
Protecting the castle (school or closest house) from the "dark forces"
Best teacher ever!
Now work on the rest of the getup!
You're raising an army of conquerers!
"I think my cape vanished during a party" is the most viking thing I've ever heard. Btw, your hood lokks great. Such simple yet good-looking design.
Hope someone sees this and returns it 😅
That raven was a good sign :)
Odin Approves
Oden is watching
Which one do you think it was? :)
@@davecrupel2817 Muninn actually because it means Memory and he is showing history or Memories
James Konrad Odin
Odin is watching through the eyes of the raven my friend.
I like to think that he is!
I figure that is quite likely- seriously.
This is the first video I've seen with a very simple breakdown of basic clothing. Very educational and quite enjoyable.
Thanks a lot, just doing my best. Glad you liked it!
Yeah, exactly how I felt while watching this
Try prior attire
I love that you have to try and remember English words. It reminds me of the effort you put into these videos.
I can only hope to gain the command of another language the way you do.
You are exactly correct, Viking clothing are far more attractive than modern.
As of yesterday I have officially converted to Asatro, I would like to thank you Björn for being on of the "catalysts" for me returning to my roots. Thank you, you are a great man.
Great to hear, my friend!
I know this is an old video and someone may have already said this but "brikkevev" is called "tablet weaving" or i guess it would be a tablet woven band in English. Fantastic video thank you for sharing with us your viking clothes.
It is great to see this... These TV series and movies nowadays give us the impression that all that Vikings wore were beaten-up leather clothes that were either gray or black, and nothing else...
One other thing is that wool is much more practical in real life situations. It stays warm even when wet. Leather gives you all kinds of problems out in the wild.
Exactly!
And massive amounts of fur wrapped around their bodies.
@@gvis3880 I could see that being true. Fur is warm.
Best representation I've seen in regards to Viking clothing!! I love it when someone starts questioning the authenticity of historical reproductions. Especially when there are hardly any original designs to go by!! Great job!!! Cheers!!🍻
I found out several years ago about how I am related to a knight of Willam the Conqueror. The knight's name was Alvared and he originated my family name somewhere around the 1100s.
So proud to be a viking!
Wow you looked Viking! Standing on the rock fully dressed in the Viking clothes overlooking the water, just needed a Viking ship sailing in the back ground to complete the scene.
Thanks a lot, Rick. This place has a deep significance to me. And also, if you sail down that way, you come to Denmark. If you turn to starboard a few hours down there, you come to England.
It must be humbling in a way, to think your Viking ancestors undoubtedly stood in the exact same spot as you, gazing out to the ocean wondering or knowing what is beyond. Quite a time in history, no wonder you are proud of your heritage and lucky to be so physically close to the actual happening.
Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen we have had enough of the vikings in England thank you very much ;)
On a more serious note awesome vids, loved the one on stoic thinking and the one on city’s making men more feminine.
Yes, i was watching him stand there, and i imagined a Viking knarr slowly rowing out from behind the point, bringing a look of shock and excitement to Bjorn's face.
As a cape, I have found that military surplus stores are GREAT! I bought a grey and an olive drab wool blankets and they are the best! Sooo worm! Just plain grey and a plain o.d. Green and they go great with my winter kits!, I even took the first one I ever got and put a clasp on the neck and used some tablet weave for some trim on the bottom and neck line. It came out great! So I have 3 wool caps but having some spare tablet weave left over from a beautiful grey wool tunic.
Bjorn, thank you so much for sharing! A couple of years ago, my daughter had a 'medieval' wedding, so I made myself a linen underdress and apron dress to wear for the event. It was so comfortable, that I have made myself some tunics for everyday wear since then. I am also thinking about making some linen and wool 'trousers' to go with my tunics. Seeing your post is inspiring and gives me more ideas for the garments!
Do you have a website where I can get dimensions to make one?
Hi Bjørn, from viking sister to brother, the kind of making the socks is called naalbinding or nadelbinding.
I am a beginner of this technique but it is great fun.
The hat you are showing i know as skloldenham gugel.
By the way it is q gratis pleasure to learn to know how the norse qre handling the own viking history. You folks are so much more at ease than we germans are with 'historical correctness'.
It would be great to gather with vikings from all over the world to a hike in norway.
I'm into XVIIIth century dress, and it's so amazing to me how this Viking/dark age attire looks much more like today's clothing than Renaissance/baroque/rococo clothing
I too am sorry about your cape, I frequently lose trousers so I understand. The struggle is real.
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Bloodaxetheirritable Thank you! And yes, it is a hard life, haha!
@@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen , it's a hard knock life for us.
Dude I don't know about everyone else. But I'd pay serious coin for them clothes. U should start a company.
It really is great kit, but its worth saying that most of it can be made using relatively simple hand-sewing techniques. There are plenty of tutorials and patterns available on the internet. The shoes are probably the trickiest to make, but even this is do-able. If you've not gotten kit together yet, then i strongly encourage you. There is great satisfaction to be had walking around clothed only in garments you've made yourself!
Always a pleasure to see somebody paying respect to his culture and ancestral traditions! :))
Thank you!
Epic omen, haha... Odin approves of your clothing. :D
Ravens hovering above, a lost blue cape...hmm sounds like Odin has "an eye" on you Bjørn! :) Happy New Year by the way and all the best in the new 2018! Amazing outfit! Simple and yet so extremely efficient and comfortable as you pointed out. Thank you for showing every bit of it.
Maybe we all need Odin's eye on us from time to time! Thank you and a Happy New Year to you as well.
Really beautiful scenery at the end of your video. You are truly blessed to live in such beautiful surroundings with so much history. Thanks for sharing it with us.
you have an unmatched scenic beauty in your videos!!! Super genuine i love it!!
Thank you, Hector. I am very lucky to live here by the sea in southeastern Norway!
Norsemen, from what I gathered, were very practical, people. If they would have needed a thicker leather belts, they would have.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Bjorn. From America here.I have just started to learn nålbinding, and it was exciting to see those warm socks and mittens. I certainly want to wear those clothes.
I don’t know if you believe in the Old Norse religion, but I find it so fitting that some of óðinn’s ravens were listening and watching you share these pieces of clothing from Viking history. I have a strong feeling that óðinn and all the old gods are keeping a close watch over you as you keep the history of your ancestors alive and well. Skól to you Bjørn!
Thank you, and skål!
It would be nice to compliment this video with woman wearing a dress.. and detailing her outfit. I was thinking of buying a woman viking outfit and seeing what it is like to wear. It is fun to explore older cultures. :) New sub here.
Thank you so much. I follow your channel already (it's a very good one). Yes, maybe I should try to find a female Viking reenactor with a speciality in clothes? That could be an interesting video.
Would love to see more on womens clothing
The women's clothing is also very comfortable and warm and practical. And very pretty! I love historical clothing, and the women's dresses are actually warmer in winter than many of my modern clothes. I think it's because they're a little like a mitten compared to a glove -- in a skirt, my legs keep each other warmer, than when I'm wearing jeans. I wore my historical clothing a lot this last winter, because it was very cold where we live.
Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen I am one :)
I love your videos, and have followed your channel long enough to know that you are the real deal, but the way you stopped everything when you heard the raven, shows that you are truly a man of the old faith. I have many ravens where I live, and they not only follow on a hunt, but they lead me in the right direction so they can feast on the gut pile. I have several that I can feed by hand, and one that will perch on my shoulder .
That is awesome. And thank you for recognizing what could be called autheticity. Thanks a lot for that, it means a lot to me.
what a beautiful and magical place , and mostly your garments were used by Vikings, since Vikings were practical and resourceful
The perfect outfit: basic, functional, easily repairable, and warm. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Yes it sure does look better! I particularly like your hood, really cool design. Cheers Lee
Thank you!
Great video. I have just joined a Viking re-enactment society in England and am about to start making my kit. So this was useful. You have a new subscriber! I like your sensible and non-dogmatic approach. Makes perfect sense to me! Love the party trousers as well.
Every Viking should have a pair of party trousers! And good luck with your new hobby! It is very interesting to gradually get more and more historically accurate, if that is your focus... It doesn't have to be!
I hope you get your cape back Bjorn.
Happy new year
Sandy
I hope so too! Or maybe some Englishman is walking around with it as we speak, haha!
I was hoping you would do a clothing video. Found your channel through Grimfrost about a week ago and haven't stopped watching since then. Keep'em coming. Happy New Year
Dear Rocky, that is so good to hear. Thank you so much and a Happy New Year to you!
the tunic I have I didn't regret owning however I quickly realized it was not at all like the seller made it out to be, a new one is most definitely needed
Nice to go back through the videos every now and then
Just subscribed. Came to your channel from another channel, a teacher who had his students make your hooded cape. I will be going to my first REN festival in Texas, USA this fall (2024), and am looking at various kinds of garb to make. I am an 80 year old widow, with Swedish grandparents, and am very proud of my Viking ancestry.
I know this is an older video, but I hope you find this comment. Thank you for all your research and knowledge. I discovered recently that I am descended from Ragnar Löthbrok and have been trying to learn more of my Viking heritage! I am always excited to see your videos and hope you get your books published in English so I can enjoy more. Thank you and Skol!
You have talented and generous friends Bjorn! ❤ It’s nice to have such a wonderful support system around you that you can reach out to. It sounds like you have a great community around you.
The wool socks and mittens are made by crochet. If you soak your timic in 1-2 cups of boraxo or oxy clean for laundry in a bucket filled with between 7-11 liters of water for 24-48 hours and then dry it on a clothesline in the sun, all the staining will be gone. Plus your tunic will look like new.
That hood is so simple yet such a great design. It just fits perfectly over someones shoulders and with such a basic shape.
I'm just starting doing more "accurate" clothes, but seeing you lay them out so I can get a good look at how they roughly should be put together, really helps me. Thanks
Glad to help, Gina!
comfort and very functional clothing, i love the linen and wool clothing, thanks for the video, have watched several times
Thanks! Best video i have ever seen so far about Viking clothing.
Great video Bjorn, Looks like Odin was watching as well. Considering the distances travelled by the vikings they probably did have clothes like the kaftan and "Party Trousers"(whick look similar to Cossack trousers from "Rus"sia). - Robb
Yes, absolutely. I think the common man's and woman's working clothes were completely adapted to the surroundings and they would wear what worked best.
Indeed...there is strong evidence of Viking travel and incursion down into the Eurasian zones of the Rus...so the ‘party pants’ and caftan are quite correct by logical inference...you may yet see that cape in parties to come!😁
Another great video Bjorn.
That sounds like a plan!
I like that you have budget and DIY options!
Your videos are always interesting, thank you for showing me different Viking things.
watched this with Tyr playing softly in the background, it was pretty great
Thank you, Bjorn, for not changing in front of the camera.:) Great video mate. Yes, I'm from Australia.
Haha, this is not that kind of channel... Thanks a lot, and by the way, I have relatives in Australia.
Great video I'm attending a party in October and this is my choice of outfit. I've really been looking into the warrior aspect of clothing with different styles of armour but it's amazed me how much viking armour changed over the centuries but I guess that stands to reason due to the different civilizations they visited and some conquered haha. Great video again Bjorn 🙏
Bjorn,
Thank you for posting your video. My wife has started to produce our families clothing for the viking festival this August in Norway. We are looking forward to our first visit with the entire family for 20 days and hope to experience as much of your rich culture as possible.
Leinaia and Charlie
San Diego
Absolutely wonderful video! I've been pondering and wondering how to make my own set of clothing! Extremely educational! Loved it and subscribed to you!
In regards to the "authenticity" part, everything that I see about the Vikings has been wherever they went and lived, they incorporated that region's culture and technology as their own. Vikings were ever evolving. If something worked better for them, they grabbed onto it!
SKÖL!
Guy H. Thank you!
Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen, watching this again and noticed something. Does "tweedish" come from Tweden or Sweden? 😂🤣😂🤣😂. Sorry, couldn't resist!
I've spent a good part of this long snowy COVID winter here in Minnesota/USA cutting, clearing, burning nasty invasive buckthorn (thanks, Europe!) and I find myself longing for some authentic Viking clothing, because I am sure those crafty people had staying warm and dry all figured out. Looks so comfy, especially those boots. Enjoyed your vid. Thx.
I'm not sure if I've said this on any of your other videos, but I used to walk in the woods in similar clothing too. Although, I'm more partial to medieval clothing, fantasy gear or even a mix of both. I would walk the woods any chance I got, no matter the weather or time of day. If it was winter, I would bunch up with woolen stuff, a nice cloak and so on. If it got dark, I would carry a small wax torch in my pouch.
I also always carried a sword, sometimes even a bow. It's not nessecary in any way, I know, but I feel like I need it. Doesn't feel "right" without a sword at my hip.
I've walked the highlands of Härjedalen in medieval clothing, I've stood on the high fells and looked out across the Norwegian border, seeing miles and miles of untamed land. It's a sight to behold.
Like I said, I used to walk the woods. Haven't been in the forest since 2015, and I miss it dearly. Extreme levels of anxiety is the culprit, and it's kept me indoors for years...
It would be awesome to have a friend or hiking partner like you: someone who not only respects history, but lives it.
You know I like the fact that you are what you are,,,and you have what you have,,,your a good soul and I like that,thank you for sharing .thank you for your time and knowledge
I Always Enjoy Your Common Sense And Clear Insight Into Most Things !!! Thank You !!!
Norway is so beautiful, Denmark is just one big field. Great vid
After watching your video I can see that my costume needs lots of work. Thanks for the education Bjorn.
this is the first of your videos to cross my path and I absolutely loved it. I have been dressing Viking for special occasions for a few years now, definitely not as often as I would like to. I have less than 7.5 years until I retire from my profession and then I can dress Viking much more often! I make the majority of my own Viking attire. I have aprons, kirtles, shieldmaiden warrior attire. and i'm getting more and more accurate with my attire as time goes on. thank you so much for your videos! excuse me while I go binge watch as many as I can!!!
You look fabulous!!! That looks warm and comfy too.
Your knowledge is very impressive. I have been interested in the Viking era since I was a child in grade school when I found out that Vikings were the first europeans in the "New World". I have no doubt that Columbus was a late comer and if Viking explorers had kept better records all would have known this. This is the first video of your's I have seen and I subscribed to your channel. Now I think I will actually try to make your Viking Bow and some arrows. Then a knife or a war axe and perhaps I will take the kiddies out on a weekend Viking. "G" Thank you for your time and effort you put into the channel. Off to watch more.
“There’s a raven above me now.”
Me: Huginn? Muninn? Is that you?
Came back to help get this to 100k views! Awesome video! And don't worry about being historically accurate since we have so little information about the "vikings" anyway. I am sure there were some who wore outfits just like this. They were humans just like we were and they thought practically just like we do!
Ayem Osum, thanks a lot! And yes, I agree.
Reminisces about that one Viking party . . . says "luckily, I kept my party trousers on".
LOL
I think that you would have fit right in. Great video!
This was a nice presentation. The sound was good. I thought using the rock as a backdrop was a nice touch because the natural scenery near you is beautiful.
I just found your channel, and have much to learn about the old ways..I wish I could live where you do but the swampland of Florida is my home...I like that you mentIoned the Raven...I love when they sometimes fly over and call out to one another...if your cape was stolen, I hope the thief suddenly has empathy and feels so much shame that he makes it his life mission to find you and return your cape.
Medieval hoods always look so warm and versatile for the weight. I often wear a light wool shirt in a similar way--as a hood, scarf, or shirt. Tie a knot in the bottom and it even becomes a bag :)
That's a good idea!
Quite dashing,Viking style!Awesome!
The viking style clothes are just so much more practical than the modern clothes, better for regulating the temperature and air flow. I guess the only real advantage of modern clothes are all the pockets. Thank you for this video, I have watched it a number of times, and you have inspired me to research and learn nalbinding for myself.
Really nice to see you wandering like Odin.
I love your videos. I can tell you are a very mindful person. Thank you.
Another great video Bjørn. Hilsen Jørn. :)
Takk, Jørn!
I'm a new subscriber and I'm loving your videos
Your clothes are beautiful and well made and I love the music. Thank you for sharing.
I have a tunic made a few years ago working on the rest but found that those clothes are made for comfort and warmth
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Bjorn, I always enjoy your videos and it is always great hanging out with you via RUclips :) be well kindred spirit, always.
Thank you, Daryl. I'm so glad to have you with me here. Kind regards, Bjørn
Awesome! I sent this to my son. He likes viking weapons and different things. He'll probably find it interesting.
Dear Bjorn, Thank you for your inspirational and informative video. Excellent! Open my eyes to Viking world. Cheers
Bjorn,I find the authentic Viking clothing very becoming to you. I'm sure it is part of your own authenticity. You are direct and honest even when there are political ramifications, you have the courage to speak the truth. Thank you for being that. Thank you for your humility and wide knowledge. Your values shine.
Thank you so much for saying that, Laura.
Love it. Great looking clothes. I want a wardrobe like that :-) Slowly I'm getting there. Thanks for sharing ATB / Marcus
Thanks for the comment, Marcus. It takes a bit of time to get all the clothes, but it's worth it in the end!
Love this clothing. Perfect for Canada as well
Congratulations on 10,000 subscribers!!!
Thank you, Chase! You're the first one to congratulate!
I enjoy our little talks! Id love to see the scand countries
NIce video, i like viking clothing thats why i wear my viking clothes every day for the last two years :)
Great video ! Thanks again for your hard work and actually sharing your knowledge. Your my favorite channel.
The great Vikings artefacts of clothing very nice and sure looks comfortable as well
Your videos and positive attitude brings me joy, and joy is a hard thing to find in America right now being a white male. So thank you for your videos and reminders that it's ok to be masculine and proud to be a man.
Thank you for the information, I’m really into Viking culture , and clothing , this has helped me out working out a Viking costume, love the video please make more . I’ve enjoyed watching and learning .
I watched a few of your videos and decided to subscribe.
Thank you, Nick!
Wow! You look great in the Viking clothes.
I am learning a lot on how to live simple . Thanks from The U.S.A
super video, thankyou. I am just starting out with Viking re-enactment.
Thank you for the introduction to Viking clothes! My great grandparents from both sides of my family tree are from Sweden (one from Norway). I really didn't realize that Viking re-enactments were a thing! I'd love to visit Norway so I'd love to attend one if I had the chance. Stay warm, friend!
You are doing a great job, much love brother. Thank you for all your hard work.
This is so epic :D You look just like Qui-Gon Jin, from Star Wars! Love the clothing. Viking history is super interesting. A lot of vikings settled here in Ireland too!
It's interesting, that viking hat or cap looks pretty much the same as the hats I grew up wearing in the snow of Vermont!
Possibly a follow up video on how to get dressed, garment by garment, in your wiking clothes? Just a thought. Thanks for ALL YOU DO! Skal!