[Regia-NA] Women's knives--what to do with them?

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Sounds like the sideways-hanging knife sheath like that found in the Eura, 
Finland, graves.  The sheath there completely covers the knife, and does 
hang from a tablet-woven belt.

--charlotte mayhew



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hazel Uzzell" <gythe at snrd.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "list-Regia-NA" <list-regia-na at lig.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Women's knives--what to do with them?


>> Hi all,
>> I have seen a picture or two of women with a knife in
>> a sheath or something tied on to the belt, not hanging
>> down, but parallel to the belt.
>
>>From the results of the latest clothing discussions, your belt, ideally,
> should not be visible. What was the picure that you saw? It is possible 
> the 'viking' women wore t.woven belts, so may have had things hanging from 
> them, or from brooches.
> I should put it in your basket. :-)
> Hazel
>
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