GREENLAND CLOTHES
The clothing of Norse Greenland has been determined by examining the clothes of those Norse people buried. The surprising revelations were that the people buried were wearing European style clothing, even if much clothing appeared to be homemade with poorer cloth,. The fashion trend continued up to the 1400s. From these revelations of the graves came conclusions that the Norse people did not adapt to their environment.
Norse descendants in South Dakota and Minnesota wear thermopacks, parkas, bibbed overalls, and gloves inside heavy mittens. But when archaeologists open their graves in the next century, they are sure to find those Norse descendents buried in light weight suits, white shirts, dress shoes and frilly dresses of the latest fashion.
Hypothesis: The clothes of the dead do not reveal the clothing worn in cold working conditions. The Norse who walked away from Greenland would have been wearing cold weather clothes.
