Research seems to suggest that Viking ladies were not afraid to turn a few helmeted heads.
Until now, anthropological evidence showed a Viking woman wearing an apron on top of a linen robe. The apron consisted of two rectangular pieces of cloth, in which strings on the back panel attached to the front with brooches. The outfit was completed with an outer woolen shawl or sweater.
The new finding reveals instead that a Viking woman's dress consisted of a single piece of fabric with an opening in the front. A pair of brooches, or clasps, was situated on top of the breasts to accentuate the wearer's figure.
Now, we've got a lot of historical sexy lady types in our heads -- sexy lady pirate, sexy cavewoman, sexy lady cyborg -- but we have to say, we've never considered the possibility of sexy lady Vikings. Oh, wait, not true: our foxy roommate once dressed up as a sexy lady Viking. A fur bikini figured prominently. We took our time... considering that one... um... Woah, where was we?
Anyway, you wanna click through and see what an actual sexy lady Viking might have looked like? So do we!
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