Today is “laugardagr” (Washing Day) in Scandinavia, “lørdag/lördag” in modern Scandinavian, the day for the weekly bath. A custom that, according to 13th century English chronicler John of Wallingford, together with their luxurious hair and extravagant clothing, set the Dane boys apart from their Anglo-Saxon neighbors and “laid siege to the virtue of the married women and persuaded the daughters, even of the nobles, to be their concubines.” @histodons #History #DapperDanes
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@eivind @histodons The clothing persuaded the women or the washing? Or both? All plausible!
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John certainly seems to think the "excessive bathing" plays a part, but I'm sure the fancy hair and dress helped too :)
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