The Ronbjerg Tunic

Only about a quarter of the garment remains intact. The cut is similar to the Moselund kirtle, but unlike the other basic kirtles it has a seam up the centre front. Nockert speculates that this may mean that the garment was mi-parti. There has been no dye-analysis on the find to my knowledge to prove or disprove this theory. The fabric density varies slightly in the different pieces, but that means little. The fabric is a 2/2 twill, with a higher weft count than warp count. It is also woven from a darker warp and a lighter weft, similar to many of the Herjolfsnes garments which it also resembles in the cut.

Bibliography:

Ancient Danish Textiles from Bogs and Burials, Margrethe Hald, The National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen 1980.

Bockstensmannen och hans dräkt, Margareta Nockert m.fl. Hallands länsmuseer, Halmstad och Varberg, 1997.