What did Vikings wear, really? Attempting a historically accurate womens Viking costume

What DID Vikings wear? Not the History Channel show costumes, but real, authentic, historically accurate Viking age womens clothing. The Viking age clothing we have is literally scraps, so the answer is . . . we don't know. But I'm gonna sew a Viking dress anyways, and talk about why historically accurate Viking clothing is a myth-- because there's so much we don't know about what the Vikings really wore.
The authentic Viking clothing finds we have are nearly all from graves, which means they're not in good condition. Furthermore, the masculine clothes we have are in better condition, so we know even less about how to dress like a Viking woman. We believe Viking women wore linen smocks or underdresses, and sleeveless apron-dresses held up with the distinctive Viking brooches we might recognize. It's also possible they wore wool kirtles (regular dresses), in between those two layers. My Viking clothing includes a kirtle and apron-dress, both hand-sewn with materials common in the Viking era : linen thread, and wool fabric. While it's impossible to know for sure what historical Viking clothing looked like, my Viking age clothing should be good enough for any event I might go to-- and, good enough for me to enjoy wearing it, which is the important part.

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