Viking Festival Wedding – York Archaeological Trust

Viking Wedding Dress, The Jovik Viking Festival

This Viking outfit was created for the Viking Wedding event at York Minster, as part of The Jorvik Viking Festival 2012. The dress is made from wool, the hangerock is linen and both were trimmed with hand-woven wool tablet weave.

Viking Outfit

One of a number of authentic Viking outfits created for use by the staff at the Jorvik Viking Centre. Made from coarse linen for durability and dyed to suitable colours. Each item was stitched on the machine but linen thread was used in the hand finish of the neck and cuffs.