Garments & Appearance of Free Women in Torvaldsland

======== NOTE - we have only two Torvaldsland free women in the books to glean information from - thankfully one is rather important and one is not so important, to give us at least a general concept

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The women of the north, commonly, do not veil themselves.
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In the northern villages, and in the forest towns, and northward on the coast the woman do not veil themselves, as is common in the cities to the south.
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Woman is tall, large
Wearing a great cape of white sea-sleen fur
The free woman was a tall woman, large. She wore a great cape of fur, of white sea-sleen, thrown back to reveal the whiteness of her arms.
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Kirtle is of finest wool of Ar, dyed scarlet, with black trimmings
Her kirtle was of the finest wool of Ar, dyed scarlet, with black trimmings.
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Hem of kirtles fall to ground, must be lifted to reach ankles.
She lifted the hem of her kirtle of scarlet wool about the ankles of her black shoes and turned away.
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In fury, Bera, lifting her skirt from about her ankles, took her way from the long table, retiring to her own quarters.
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Black shoes.
She lifted the hem of her kirtle of scarlet wool about the ankles of her black shoes and turned away.
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Brooches of carved kailiauk horn, mounted in gold
Jeweled scabbard at waist, ornamented twisted blade of dagger visible
Scissors and keys hang from belt
She wore two brooches, both carved of the horn of kailiauk, mounted in gold. At her waist she wore a jeweled scabbard, protruding from which I saw the ornamented, twisted blade of a Turian dagger; free women in Torvaldsland commonly carry a knife; at her belt, too, hung her scissors, and a ring of many keys, indicating that her hall contained many chests or doors;
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Hair worn high, wrapped about kailiauk horn comb
Hair worn dressed indicates the woman is a companion
The number of keys indicate she is mistress of a great house
SEE ALSO Svein Blue Tooths Hall for description of the long house she is mistress of

... her hair was worn high, wrapped about a comb, matching the brooches, of the horn of kailiauk; the fact that her hair was worn dressed indicated that she stood in companionship; the number of keys, together with the scissors, indicated that she was mistress of a great house.
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Face is cold and harsh
She had gray eyes; her hair was dark; her face was cold, and harsh.
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Here a kirtle of yellow wool, and a scarlet cape of sea sleen
Gold necklaces
Near him, beside the high seat, sat his woman, Bera, her hair worn high on her head, in a kirtle of yellow wool with scarlet cape of the fur of the red sea sleen, and, about her neck, necklaces of gold.
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Hair is braided (presumably to differentiate a girl not entered into companionship)
The stake in this challenge was the young man's sister, a comely, blond lass of fourteen, with braided hair.
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Dressed in full regalia, though clothes are not rich
(Full regalia being kirtle, cape, brooches, belt & shoes possibly?)
She was dressed in the full regalia of a free woman of the north. The clothes were not rich, but they were clean, and her best.
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Wearing two brooches (same as high jarls woman)
Black shoes
Knife in sheath normally hanging from belt
She wore two brooches; and black shoes. The knife had been removed from the sheath at her belt; she stood straight, but her head was down, her eyes closed; about her neck, knotted, was a rope, it fastened to a stake in the ground near the dueling square. She was not otherwise secured.
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