Grey diamond weave cap - Viking Age

Hat made of gray wool ( 100%) in a diamond pattern. Hat has six wedges. Every visible stitch is hand made with linen thread. Half lining of linen on the inside. This type of hats has been worn both in Scandinavia and in Slavic areas. Decorated was made with thin wool in also diamond pattern. This type of cap is known from iconography from the Viking times. Based on fabric fragments, it can be deduced that this type of cap was known in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries during the early Middle Ages. It is an basic part of the Viking's outfit, it protected from the cold of the wind but also from the sun.

Circumference measured on the inside: girth 60,5 cm (23,82), deep 19 cm (7,48 in).