The Hammerum Girl´s dress, Lejre Land of Legends, Denmark

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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
  • Reconstruction of the Hammerum Girl`s dress from the Danish Iron Age.
    The sheep is sheared, spinning of the wool, the yarn is coloured with plants, setting up the loom,
    weaving and sewing of the dress. There is a huge amount of work involved before the dress is ready for use.
    The original 2000 year old dress can be seen at Museum Midtjylland, Denmark (museummidtjylland.dk)
    This film is also available in Danish:
    • Hammerum pigens kjole,...
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    "The Vikings King´s Hall" at Lejre Land of Legends, Denmark
    12 min documentary film on the recreation of the large VIKING KING`S HALL (English subtitles)
    • Viking King´s Hall, do...
    "The Egtved Skirt" a short film on the manufacture of the famous Danish Bronze Age skirt
    • The famous Bronze Age ...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 102

  • @Mojo_3.14
    @Mojo_3.14 24 дні тому +179

    This is what I wish historical movie makers would keep in mind. The past was full of color. Even in the iron age men and women wore brightly colored clothing. Not as bright as modern dyes, but it wasn't all brown sack cloths and leather and fur.

    • @bobloblaw9679
      @bobloblaw9679 24 дні тому +3

      hisotircal fiction does not equal a documentary
      film makers are concerned with creating an overall mood/impression more than sticking with 100% historical accuracy

    • @oakmaiden2133
      @oakmaiden2133 24 дні тому +10

      Actually quite bright. This can be compared in Navajo rugs. Pre-aniline dyed rugs are brighter than what they are now.

    • @rheinhartsilvento2576
      @rheinhartsilvento2576 24 дні тому +5

      ​@@bobloblaw9679Then make a fantasy movie set on another planet or an alternative reality on this one.
      Don't claim to set the action in a specific place and time, and make up random bullsh*t because you're too ignorant, lazy, pandering to other ignoramuses, and don't respect your own material and characters.
      Characters - yes, also fictional ones - exist in a specific reality that is NOT made up. Work with actual reality, and your movie will only be more powerful because of it.
      Actual reality and lived experience contains all the moods any filmmaker or artist will ever need. And more.

    • @Mojo_3.14
      @Mojo_3.14 23 дні тому +3

      @@bobloblaw9679 Yeah but I can't help but think of Monty Python and the Holy Grail every time I see a historical movie where it's all drab brown and dirt and depression. You know that one scene where it end with the guy screaming "Help, Help! I'm being oppressed!" It starts with them literally mucking about in filth exclaiming what good filth this is. LOL. It's kind of funny to me that other movies unironically think past=covered in filth

    • @pansepot1490
      @pansepot1490 23 дні тому +4

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@Mojo_3.14 you started with a claim about the iron age and then gave as an example a film set in the Middle Ages, which is 2,000 years later. I doubt your assertion that clothing was colorful is realistic. While it’s true that natural dyes were available very early on it’s also true that the range was very limited and some colors were difficult to get, expensive and only worn by the nobility, like the purple of the Roman senators. We have even records of “dress laws” from the Middle Ages that prescribed which types of fabric and colors the different social classes were allowed to wear. But laws aside, I think you conflate what was available with what people could afford. Even nowadays where there’s real poverty there’s filth and depression and in the past the % of the population that lived in poverty was a lot higher than today. The dress shown in this video is a cloth sack. And if it’s been reconstructed based on a burial it probably belonged to a rich person.
      Tbc, I am not defending filmmakers who do a poor job at historical representation, but even going to other extreme with sweeping claims that lack nuance and solid evidence is wrong imo.

  • @lisascenic
    @lisascenic 24 дні тому +93

    The skill of everyone who worked on this project is simply remarkable. I can’t imagine how many hours of labor went into creating this garment.

    • @bukka6697
      @bukka6697 21 день тому +5

      We take a lot for granted today, don't we? Need a new pair of pants, run down to the store. Sure beats skinning an animal, tanning the leather, cutting it and stitching it into some semblance of wearable attire.

  • @MsBfromtheD
    @MsBfromtheD 21 день тому +39

    Can we take a moment to appreciate the masterful simplicity of the loom?

    • @JeannetteReed
      @JeannetteReed День тому +1

      That loom Soared over my head, but I sure admire your use of the word simplicity! Hat's off to weavers!!!🎉🎉🎉
      In classes I learned to take 'off the sheep raw' wool, card, spin. Dye, or not and spin (I embrace advanced technology and got electricity involved), luckily split, into even yarn. Love doing it.Then Crochet up a fine broadcloth. EZ, BUT looms get involved and grinding becomes the pace. That slow realized goal in tangled thread gene jumped out of my pool. My gifted mother could tat. I was unteachable.

  • @Sally4th_
    @Sally4th_ 22 дні тому +57

    So refreshing to see people who actually know their craft doing reconstructions like this. I've seen too many museum exhibits where what was on the loom was basically sack-cloth that wouldn't keep a light breeze out. Well done to all involved!

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 24 дні тому +39

    Floor looms must have been a revolution at the time, wow.

    • @flatlandtigress8685
      @flatlandtigress8685 23 дні тому +8

      That innovation built Italy’s wealth and funded the Renaissance!

  • @JessicaCallier
    @JessicaCallier 13 днів тому +9

    The explanation of spinning is better than some drop spinning "tutorials"

  • @magesalmanac6424
    @magesalmanac6424 24 дні тому +34

    Another UA-cam channel by Sally Pointer goes in depth on how to construct this type of loom.

  • @jeannerogers7085
    @jeannerogers7085 23 дні тому +16

    This vid shows the monumental work that goes into a garment.

  • @tenaoconnor7510
    @tenaoconnor7510 23 дні тому +18

    That was cool 😎 A lot of work went into clothes back then, right up until the industrial age when machines made things easier. Modern people don’t realize how good we have it.

  • @RachelRhiarti
    @RachelRhiarti 24 дні тому +43

    Oh my goodness, this really was so incredibly well done! The textile creation and use itself, but also the narration of the process too: really interesting and informative. Thank you!

  • @rikkansi
    @rikkansi 22 дні тому +7

    Wow, amazing to be able spin the wool into that thin thread without the wool breaking.

  • @-.-4
    @-.-4 21 день тому +8

    Beautiful. I’ve been knitting and crocheting for over 65 years. ❤

  • @RamonaAnne
    @RamonaAnne 24 дні тому +18

    Well done! I love seeing so many parts of the process shown. What a tedious job it was to make fabric. And such skill required! I imagine all fabric was treasured and cared for by those who wore it.

  • @mahel2002
    @mahel2002 22 дні тому +9

    This was an incredibly informative and clear video! Thank you!

  • @TealCheetah
    @TealCheetah 23 дні тому +10

    Shearing scissors in the hands of an expert doesn't take "a long time."

  • @reubenkendall2525
    @reubenkendall2525 7 днів тому +1

    It is little wonder that weavers and looms were considered magical and powerful. The amount of care and intention and time poured into even the smallest cloth object is truly mind boggling to us now.

  • @taymur0804
    @taymur0804 24 дні тому +9

    Such a fascinating work, I find handmade products very natural. My late great grandmother from Pakistan used to spin cotton using the old 'Great Wheel'.

  • @resourcedragon
    @resourcedragon 22 дні тому +6

    It's a shame that the translator wasn't also a crafter, for instance "forged iron shearing scissors" are "forged iron shears". The clay for the weights is baked (even if it wasn't fired), it's not "burnt".
    "Wool's hairs" are usually referred to as the "wool fibres" The "tiny wad of wool" is usually referred to as fleece, fibre supply, a nest or even a "floof". I'm a bit surprised that they were shown spinning from such small amounts of fibre, I would want to double check that they weren't also using a distaff back in the iron age.
    The spindle details involved some guess work, as I don't think there are any surviving spindles from the iron age, although there are lots of whorls. The spindle _may_ have been as shown but it could also have been what is called a hand spindle. Less likely but not entirely impossible is a supported spindle.
    The wool scouring process got left out of this film entirely and they'd have had to do some scouring if they wanted to dye the wool. They may also have used a mordant, otherwise the dye would have been what is called fugitive, that is, it doesn't hang around for long.
    The actual experimental archaeology they were doing was great and the crafters/archaeologists involved did a wonderful job.

    • @cadileigh9948
      @cadileigh9948 День тому

      yet miraculusly you who only understand English deciphered what was said in a language foreign to the person who scripted for the narator !

  • @batya7
    @batya7 24 дні тому +5

    So much care was taken in this presentation to show the skill required for each step of the process. Sheep to shoulders!

  • @elainecoll7868
    @elainecoll7868 23 дні тому +4

    Facinating film!!! It is incredibly important to keep these skills active.The colours are wonderful and so much more attractive than synthetic dyes.

  • @sheep1ewe
    @sheep1ewe 24 дні тому +4

    It is pretty cool this fasion still works just as it is today!

  • @NM-ne3xv
    @NM-ne3xv 23 дні тому +3

    Have a comment for engagement purposes, because wow, everyone should see this!

  • @lesley-annmathews7971
    @lesley-annmathews7971 21 день тому +1

    Even then they knew stripes had to be vertical ;)😂
    This is beautiful!!

  • @marymarshall5134
    @marymarshall5134 23 дні тому +3

    Fascinating.. I love ancient crafts documentaries.. wow

  • @jenpink4298
    @jenpink4298 22 дні тому +2

    This was absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much for putting it together to share with us

  • @Dirty_Squirrell
    @Dirty_Squirrell 9 днів тому

    Brilliant explanation of weaving fabric. 👏

  • @JeannetteReed
    @JeannetteReed День тому +1

    A real historically honest masterpiece. Very long ago the qualities put into the dress was appreciated as fine by people exactly as we do. We are in some ways Very like the people who walked out of the first cave. In this, dressing so fine a love for all time, quite fully the same inside.

  • @magesalmanac6424
    @magesalmanac6424 24 дні тому +6

    What a gorgeous shade of red. Could it have been from madder root?

    • @razorbackstudiosartchannel2941
      @razorbackstudiosartchannel2941 23 дні тому

      Or mercury.

    • @mcstaal
      @mcstaal 20 днів тому

      @@razorbackstudiosartchannel2941 400 years to early. Yes, madder root, also known in Denmark as krap.

  • @keizen7324
    @keizen7324 25 днів тому +2

    Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

  • @katipohl2431
    @katipohl2431 23 дні тому +1

    Amazing.
    Love and greetings from Germany.

  • @lmarchand8526
    @lmarchand8526 4 дні тому

    Absolutely amazing. Thank you 🙂

  • @kirstinfingland1334
    @kirstinfingland1334 8 днів тому

    Wow this is amazing thank you I’ve enjoyed watching this has given me inspiration to go out and learn more

  • @hnelson5609
    @hnelson5609 22 дні тому

    Mad respect for the skills shown here! I love videos like this! Beautiful work! Thank you for making this.

  • @annalisette5897
    @annalisette5897 21 день тому

    FASCINATING! THANK YOU! The whole process is so complex!

  • @myhandsaslanguage
    @myhandsaslanguage 19 днів тому

    Beautiful dress! It’s amazing the amount of skill and labor that goes into to each piece of clothing. Even modern clothing (though not half as much as in the past) have so much work put into them. It really reminds me of how valuable our clothing is and why it used to be considered currency in the past.

  • @magnoliaweathershield443
    @magnoliaweathershield443 26 днів тому +1

    Really excellrnt explanation, and beautifully made. Thank you!

  • @dalemacinnis3385
    @dalemacinnis3385 22 дні тому

    Excellent. Thank you!

  • @razorbackstudiosartchannel2941
    @razorbackstudiosartchannel2941 23 дні тому +2

    The belt would have been woven too.

  • @stigyanblue1442
    @stigyanblue1442 20 днів тому +1

    Proof all spinsters were on the spectrum: spindles are the ultimate fidget toy.

  • @trex3003
    @trex3003 22 дні тому

    Lovely fabric!

  • @nancydb1390
    @nancydb1390 14 днів тому

    I am awestruck.

  • @LiaThornegge
    @LiaThornegge 11 днів тому

    Beautiful crafts

  • @marksiezure3285
    @marksiezure3285 11 днів тому

    Fascinating

  • @TheRickie41
    @TheRickie41 24 дні тому

    Wonderful.

  • @user-zb7uh2ob1r
    @user-zb7uh2ob1r 23 дні тому

    This is just amazing to me.

  • @ing-mariekoppel1637
    @ing-mariekoppel1637 21 день тому

    Dress reminding of the Hyksos' clothes
    in the Egyptian Ibscha relief.
    Middle bronze age so very long time
    apart from Hammerum in Post Roman Iron age
    Notice the red blue and white patterns
    could hv been wowen of wool.
    The dark red color looks similar

  • @UsenameTakenWasTaken
    @UsenameTakenWasTaken 23 дні тому +3

    Incomprehensible knowledge we have, huh?
    Sorry, it's a bit hard to wrap my head around that statement.

  • @ChristianAustinite
    @ChristianAustinite 22 дні тому

    Awesome

  • @Thirikalee
    @Thirikalee 17 днів тому

    This was really intere!

  • @kachinaneon
    @kachinaneon 19 днів тому

    they did not show the cleaning of the wool. it didn't just come off the sheep ready to spin.

  • @citizenVader
    @citizenVader 8 днів тому

    Jeg skal snart forbi jer. Hvolris ligger ikke langt fra Viborg hvor jeg bor, så det er kun fedt at finde flere steder, men det er mest udenfor sæsonen jeg tager rundt.

  • @sandrataylor3723
    @sandrataylor3723 22 дні тому

    Wow!

  • @larsstougaard7097
    @larsstougaard7097 26 днів тому +1

    Great

  • @lizadams7662
    @lizadams7662 16 днів тому

    They sheared the sheep. Your script says cut the sheep, which would have been a disgrace to a skilled shearer. Wonderful video though, despite my carp!

  • @andrewwilson507
    @andrewwilson507 24 дні тому

    Our clever girls ;)

  • @magesalmanac6424
    @magesalmanac6424 24 дні тому

    Interesting that she beats the weft upwards. Most are beaten downward towards the weaver.

    • @juliajs1752
      @juliajs1752 24 дні тому +4

      That's how it was done on on wall-mounted looms. You can't beat the weft downwards on a warp-weighted loom, it would be impossible to roll it up to make more space for further weaving.

  • @inchb.wigglet640
    @inchb.wigglet640 15 днів тому

    Was this part of a larger documentary? I would be interested to know why they chose not to use a distaff, and why they went with drop spindle (as opposed to support spindle or in hand spindle).

  • @jsa-z1722
    @jsa-z1722 21 день тому

    I think in the last few seconds you meant”comprehensive “ not “incomprehensible “

  • @Oceanviewgarden
    @Oceanviewgarden 7 днів тому

    Fantastic preservation of skills. The garment does not appear to have been too comfortable under the arms… 😑

  • @jenniferfraser1854
    @jenniferfraser1854 14 днів тому

    How many days would that have taken to spin, dye, and weave?

  • @mettevunsjensen4094
    @mettevunsjensen4094 22 дні тому +2

    Spændende. Men hvorfor ikke dansk med engelske undertekster, eller i det mindste danske undertekster?

    • @SagnlandetLejre
      @SagnlandetLejre  22 дні тому +2

      Filmen findes også på dansk, søg på "Hammerum-pigens kjole" ua-cam.com/video/F5D7fqhLOpU/v-deo.html

  • @YsabetJustYsabet
    @YsabetJustYsabet 19 днів тому

    Wonderful video! I'm glad people understand that primitive is not a synonym for stupid. However, maybe that was supposed to be 'the comprehensive knowledge,' not 'the incomprehensible knowledge' in the very last sentence? Just a thought.

  • @dianetheone4059
    @dianetheone4059 24 дні тому +1

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @KlipsenTube
    @KlipsenTube 7 днів тому

    Around 8:08: Shouldn't "incomprehensible" be "comprehensive"?

  • @lizmnv
    @lizmnv 23 дні тому

    Was the wool washed

    • @roringusanda2837
      @roringusanda2837 21 день тому

      Definitely had to be, but that's not shown in this video

  • @MINI-ME666
    @MINI-ME666 18 днів тому

    THIS is early stone age tools

  • @user-xf6co1le2s
    @user-xf6co1le2s 15 днів тому

    The shepherds dog leads them in not the shepherd

  • @ing-mariekoppel1637
    @ing-mariekoppel1637 21 день тому

    A rich girl of high status ?

  • @cya2163
    @cya2163 23 дні тому

    never let it be said that iron age people were unsophisticated...bc I'm fairly confident that as a modern age human, all I heard as the narrator described the process was blah, blah, blah and I know I could never do what was just demonstrated...