cl-Anglo-Saxn-msg - 9/26/01 Clothing of the Anglo Saxons. References. NOTE: See also the files: cl-Norse-msg, cl-Rom-Brit-art, cl-Germany-msg, cl-Celts-msg, clothing-msg, Anglo-Saxons-msg, AS-jewelry-art. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This file is a collection of various messages having a common theme that I have collected from my reading of the various computer networks. Some messages date back to 1989, some may be as recent as yesterday. This file is part of a collection of files called Stefan's Florilegium. These files are available on the Internet at: http://www.florilegium.org I have done a limited amount of editing. Messages having to do with separate topics were sometimes split into different files and sometimes extraneous information was removed. For instance, the message IDs were removed to save space and remove clutter. The comments made in these messages are not necessarily my viewpoints. I make no claims as to the accuracy of the information given by the individual authors. Please respect the time and efforts of those who have written these messages. The copyright status of these messages is unclear at this time. If information is published from these messages, please give credit to the originator(s). Thank you, Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous Stefan at florilegium.org ************************************************************************ Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 07:52:36 +0100 From: "Melanie Wilson Belgium" <MelanieWilson at bigfoot.com> To: <sca-arts at raven.cc.ku.edu> Subject: Re: crystal balls >These balls were found hanging down from the belts of women. They were >also found in the graves of Anglo-Saxon women Strictly speaking women in the Kent Areas, who are thought to be Jutish and can be known as Kentish too, their habits & dress varies considerable from either Angle or Saxon Costume. Much of it reflects (it is thought) their close associations with the continental mainland. Other examples would be claw beaker production etc. For my interpretation of Kentish/Jutish female dress see www.maering.co.uk Mel Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 22:50:21 -0600 From: Catie Helm-Clark <no1home at onewest.net> To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ku.edu Subject: Re: crystal balls > << Ok, now I'm curious! I know less than nothing about this period, so > could you please describe these balls a little bit more? How were they > attached to the belt.... in a bag, with a hook and a lanyard... ??? If a > bag, then what kind of bag, leather or spiffily embroidered pouch? >> > > The little crystal balls were held by two strips of silver that formed a > sort of cage around them. There was a small cap at the top with a hole > through it. A ring was put through that hole, then the ball was suspended > from the belt ... by chain? by leather? ... I can't remember right off the > top of my head right now. > Ingvild so far, this is the only thing I've found out on the net: http://www.canterburytrust.co.uk/hilights/saltwd.htm I haven't had time to go to the library and see if any of the archeology journals have anything Therasia Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 00:56:18 EDT From: <SNSpies at aol.com> To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ku.edu Subject: Re: crystal balls For excellent information about these crystal balls, please see Gale Owen-Crocker's seminal book, "Dress in Anglo-Saxon England". All other information I have comes from articles about the Merovingians. Ingvild <the end> Edited by Mark S. Harris cl-Anglo-Saxn-msg Page 2 of 2