Georgia Gould, University College London

Volga to Vinland: Early medieval dress & textiles 9 November, 2024

Georgia Gould’s work draws parallels between 6th century Anglo-Saxon and Norse textiles, particularly tablet woven bands, across the North Sea and explores the impact of trade and migration on the motifs and weaving techniques of early medieval Northern European textiles. Combining academic analyses of early medieval textiles alongside experimental archeological reconstructions of Norwegian Migration Period and Early Anglo-Saxon dress, Ms. Gould assesses the links between what are now modern-day Norway and England.

Ms. Gould has analysed the dress accessories used in certain regions and their parallels, including types of tablet-woven bands used in both places. The presentation will demonstrate how experimental archaeology and anthropology can reinforce textile analyses. This way of examining textiles can provide insight into the networks of trade and migration within a historic period.