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Elegant, pattern woven silk with Bahram Gur hunting scenes - a design that was hugely popular when the Vikings set out on trading and raiding expeditions to the Middle East from where it was brought back to Scandinavia. The Oseberg burial site, as an example, is believed to contain fragments of this particular design.
Use it to accentuate your clothing as lining, or through sewing on stripes, both of which were common in the Viking Age. The pieces should be no wider than 2 cm (0.8") to keep the look authentic. You can also make an entire piece in silk, which would be the mark of a truly successful individual.
Silk was brought back to Viking Age Scandinavia through raids or trading, and it is mainly found in high status graves in Scandinavia dating to the 9th and 10th Centuries. Silk is also mentioned in sagas, where it is referred to as a sign of high social status. It is something a successful warrior, merchant or ruler would have made sure to wear. The largest concentration of silk finds are in Birka, Sweden where 49 graves contained silk. 100 fragments of different silk fabrics were also found in the single grave of Oseberg. Silk was usually worn in narrow 2 cm wide stripes, that were used for lining edges and hems, and to decorate clothing.
Here is a good academic report on the Viking Age silk trade: Acacemia.edu
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