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The Hammerum Girl's dress, Sagnlandet Lejre, (Land of Legends) Denmark

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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. Produced by Sagnlandet Lejre (Land of Legends) The original 2000 year old dress can be seen at Museum Midtjylland, Denmark (museummidtjylland.dk) This film is also available in Danish: https://youtu.be/F5D7fqhLOpU Other films from Sagnlandet Lejre (Land of Legends): "Challenge of the Past", a 25 min documentary film on different archaeological experiments conducted in Sagnlandet Lejre, Denmark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WreBUivKW4g "The Vikings King's Hall" at Sagnlandet Lejre, Denmark 12 min documentary film on the recreation of the large VIKING KING'S HALL (English subtitles) https://youtu.be/8yg6zJf5I7M "The Egtved Skirt" a short film on the manufacture of the famous Danish Bronze Age skirt https://youtu.be/9-jKW0xLCVo

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