Phew- This mystery solved - Vikings wore blue underwear

[packman]

Now we can move on to more important things

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Textile fragments from Viking graves in the counties of Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane and Hordaland in Western Norway have now been analyzed.

Research carried out by textile conservator Hana Lukešová and professor of nanophysics Bodil Holst at the University of Bergen has produced remarkable results: Vikings did use linen underwear, often dyed blue.


http://www.ancient-origins.net/history/wealthy-vikings-wore-blue-linen-underwear-009122

[jberryhill]

1. They asked me how I knew....

her brassiere was blue,

Oh-oh-oh-oh...

[underpants]

2. Thanks.

Love that subject line. Stealing it for Facebook

Now.... about the "Amelia Earhart eaten by giant crabs" mystery....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029838907

[LeftInTX]

4. They wore underwear???

Full disclosure: My DNA shows that I am 3% Scandinavian

[FSogol]

5. Blue boxers or blue briefs? Insert joke about things turning blue in the cold here.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. I guess I always assumed they went commando.

Full disclosure: My DNA shows I'm 55% Norwegian, specifically Rogaland. These are my people. I will have to start buying blue underwear.

[rurallib]

7. This thread is crying out for a blue balls joke

I always sort of thought that condition could be cause by a little bit of you dyeing

[sl8]

8. I raid London, I raid France, I raid in blue underpants! n/t

[BlueSpot]

9. There must have been some significance

It must be a certain amount of trouble to dye the cloth. Not just something you'd do everyday (assuming branding wasn't a big thing at the time). I would guess the color was important somehow - for fertility or for some other reason.