Hair History: 5th - 12th Century | Early Middle Ages
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- In today's episode of Hair History we're going to dive into the dark ages to uncover ladies' beauty habits, rituals and secrets. This is hair history of the early middle ages!
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I would like to see Scandinavian/Viking hair looks from history. I haven't seen many tutorials from that area.
El Ward mostly braids for women or very loose and for men very dirty scruffy . With beads and leacher ties
Mikaela Zarur they were *not* dirty. Vikings were known for their cleanliness.
Viking men mostly had shoulder length hair, where they would typically braid the hair in front, and they mostly wore their hair long and loose or in a braid to keep it out of the way. Unmarried women wore their hair down, and married women usually tied their hair into a high ponytail, though elaborate braided hairstyles were also common. Norse women never cut their hair, so it could be very long, especially among the upper class since they ate better food and had thralls to take care of their hair.
I know Silvousplaits has done historical hair tutorials on Vikings, supported by evidence found from mummies, so if you're still interested, you can go look on her channel. She also does hairstyles inspired by shows like Vikings, Game of Thrones, etc.
@@nekoii22 Men were actually very clean, it was a sign of status and competence to be clean and put together, just like it is today.
Lucy can you please do one of Ancient china? Their hair is always so elaborate and beautifully done and it'd be great to see you do it!
Like Queen Elinor from Brave :)
Madeline Daunt I was trying to see what Merida would look like she is from the 9th to 12th century
It's so cool to find people who are so nerdy about this!!
By the way, most medieval people were probably not illiterate, they just couldn't all speak and write fluent Latin.
This is so simple but stunning I've always loved this period in history because of the mystery and romanticism it invokes. I'm currently growing my hair out but I can't imagine it being knee length, good god I'd be so hot!! However women in European countries didn't have to worry about that.
Small point, the term "dark ages" is not used by historians any more and hasn't been for decades, the term was coined by philosophers and scholars of the Enlightenment, who erroneously considered the era a period of intellectual stagnation.
Wrong. It is just a preconception.
He never said he thought that; he said many scholar of the Enlightenment age thought so.
Sir Knight You're right, I didn't read it carefully.
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It's okay, we all do it sometimes.
many renaissance and enlightenment time artist considered the early medieval times "dark" because of the "loss" of high standard roman art techniques. Christians were not that helpful as well because they thought it was disrespectful to portray important figures "roman style". But early medieval times are really not as bad as everyone thinks.
Barbette, is the chin scarf strap, fillet is a linen padded headresses, wimples, were popular. And hennins are the pointed hats were the streamers or veils. They could be one to three cones sometime lol and often had a lapel to cover the hair line.
ceslestrialfairy Medieval head dress is absolutely fascinating. Three cones! :P
+Loepsie I study theatrical costume studies I'm Canada we had a whole history class devoted to hair, make up in the Middle Ages as well as dress of course. But we also got to make our own headresses out of cardboard and fabrics lol
+ceslestrialfairy Hennins are 15th century. They weren't always pointed, and didn't always have a veil. I've never seen one with "streamers", or with three cones. There were other types of headdress that had two "horns", but I've never seen three. The other things you mention may have been around by the 12th century, but not earlier.
+Heather Inkpen you are right they are 14-15th century. But they had all sorts of headdress, divided Jennings that looked like horns. My teacher found a painting of three horn one. And by streamers I meant veils of some sort.
I love all of these different type of videos you're doing. You should do hairstyles from the 1950s. Did you see the movie The Age of Adelaine? They have lovely styles from the 50s in it.
GlamDiaries.com Thank you! I'll get to the 50's eventually, I'm going chronologically :)
I can't wait for the next episode :) I've been in a historical reenactment group for over 11 years now, and late Middle Ages are so my thing! Love from Poland :)
annadayl Oooh cool! :D Hope you'll love it!
"And yes, I am commiting a mortal sin, but I will do it anyway," - I love that! :))))))))
Thanks for this! I’m teaching my students about the early Medieval Age today and this year my hair is finally long enough to do something! This style is fast and simple enough to do regularly!
Just to throw a clipper in to the works, you've also got the Saxon and Scandinavian (Continental and English) scarves that were won to cover the hair. This was due to the oils in the hair being so flammable that a number of women set themselves on fire as their hair went in to flames such as over candles and open fires. Women also undertook a number of jobs in the post-Roman period including such jobs as Black Smiths and bakers, roles that required them to be around flames for long periods of time. It may be that they "let their hair down" after work just as they did in later periods.
Fashion though is brilliant and may have been rapid in its changes as seen in the hair styles of knights within a single generation from William the Conqueror's short shaven knights (seen on the Bayeux Tapestry) to Henry I's knights cutting their long hair to pretend to be Squires.
Thanks for doing this, it's a great insight into medieval fashion that isn't so widely studied or publicised.
"Hair over knee length is impractical"
Even hip length is impractical. I had it that long for awhile, and the number of times my ponytail got caught in things... fortunately, I was in the military then, so it was usually bound up tight in a bun, but when it was down, it was trouble
For your next series you should do hair and makeup inspired by style icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Stevie Nicks etc. That would be awesome! Love these makeup and hair history videos! :)
Stevie nicks!!
I really liked this video and your general summing up of what may have been the fashions throughout this broad era and geographical area were nicely flexible :) however as a Saxon and Norman (England) re-enactor I've got some pointers for you which I hope will be useful! Firstly it's vital to clear up how most of our knowledge of these styles are from depictions of the highest classes, royals and upper nobility, so it's important to acknowledge that though styles would have filtered down into the lower classes as it always has, it took a lot longer here and was influenced by many other factors - and there were much greater differences in fashion between rich and poor . Secondly, to help this, it would be great to see more contemporary sources such as effigies or other images as they are the best way to back up the story you're telling :) the British library website has some digitised sources from throughout the Middle Ages that are perfect for this kind of video :) keep doing good stuff I love your videos!
Your videos are always entertaining and intelligent :)
nnootlin Thank you so much :)
Looks like Queen Elinor 😍
This series is so interesting and fun!! Can't wait for the next episode! :)
I don't know why anyone would dislike this. Jeez.
Hi Lucy, would you mind sharing your information sources/references? :) Really interesting video, once again. Love your beauty history videos!
vonlemp For this series I'm very much obliged to Richard Corson and his "Fashions in Hair", an amazing resource for historical hairstyles!
Like the hair info and tutorial, but please don't spread stereotypes about this era (especially since all of it's been heavily debunked for quite a while now)
I love these videos. Informational, and I get ASMR when you are doing the styling.
this is very helpful for an AP euro project of mine!
You are an extremely beautiful girl, Loepsie, I can see many an ancient knight finding himself bespelled by your exotic fay looks! Whatever prince you have captured from the land of faerie and dream, he is very lucky to have you!
Finally a hairstyle easy enough for me, LOL! This gives me all kinds of ideas. Thanks, Lucy!!!
Hey thanks for the informational video!!! Can I ask, where do you cite all this information from? Thanks
I love this series! ! :) I know i've said it before, but I think a great series would be able different cultures/eras in regards to beauty. You are by far one of my favorite youtubers! Keep up the great work! !! 😀
You wear "extra long" extensions. What length (26"?) and what brand would you recommend, and/or do you wear?
“Dead leaches...” well, at least they weren’t using live ones.
Going to wear this tomorrow... hope i'll do it right *squee *
We always want what we can’t have… oh it’s so true. I always thought I’d look better with silky dark brown or black hair. Alas I cannot dye it or my roots look GRAY
Hello, I love your videos and as you seem to be very educated about the history, I'd like to ask how and why it happened that European/Catholic married woman stopped covering their hair? Thank you for the answer and your beautiful videos
Loving these! Simple & straightforward. You missed hair of the Roman Empire! Or was it essentially the same as the Greek hairstyle you did?
Good video. BTW, we don't call them the Dark Ages anymore, and images were not forbidden :)
N Simpson Lol bathing was encouraged during th dark ages.
N Simpson And I'm pretty sure he means Historians don't use the term dark ages.
Real Crusades History Deus Vult
N S: unlike you, the folks behind Real Crusades History know what they are talking about.
N S there were literal PUBLIC BATHOUSES do your research
love this all of them the stories and hair finally u came up with it thank u
As a pagan, no matter how many times I brushed through pagan religions I had never seen any things being forbidden, makeup, hair, cross dressing, relationships were still more free than in abrahamic religions, there was very very beautiful art... And that's actually part of the reason why being pagan makes me so happy because the Catholic church I was growing up in often took away my favourite things and said those were sins. Like I'm not gonna lie I fixed like 60% of my life problems going from Catholic Christian to pagan between ages 15 and 17. (I'm not here to convert anyone this is just my experience and me leaking my religious trauma because of a highly relatable video.)
i wish reecrestors would wear those out,lets bring a new revival moviment!!! lol i'm up to
Loepsie... are you watching Vikings?... 'cause I'm loving it...
You are a different and interesting youtuber so I had to subscribe😋
Love these series
ahh ik hoorde meteen dat je nederlands bent, super leuk gedaan dit allemaal! I'm obsessed with everything medieval and historical hehe :)
Very interesting, think you
I wonder if women used some kind of hair extension back then
You look gorgeous wow :) lovely video
looove your videos
I'm goin' to try it when I'll buy ribbon. Thanks :-)
I love your top
This is very interesting thank youu ❤️
+Loepsie Hi! I have been following you for a long time now... :) I went to the Loira castles this summer and did a hairatyle inspired by this to visit a fortress
I love your videos!!!!
Interesting video, but instead of just talking, images that fit the description of hairstyles would be appreciated to make it more visual
I love see your videos ❤️❤️
so interesting!
We used to have diversity and cultures, am I the only one with the impression that everything is slowly but surely merging into one big culture ?
Fox Yes, you are.
There are still separations
I guess I need to buy some white ribbon
Well , now when people ask me why my hair is loose and frizzy (when I'm too lazy to comb it) I'll tell them I've worn it medieval style .
What would middle and poor women wear? What about their hait? I assume, this wasn't very gorgeous. Could you make a video on that?
Very nice video, but what about vikings and other non Christian cultures in Europe?
+Andoni Armentia We have next to no contemporary references to how they wore their hair, unfortunately
Belle, encore belle, toujours belle..... Toute les époque du passé te vont à merveille, félicitation bravo....
Attention au coiffeur danger pour les longs cheveux...
Tatoueur le tueur de la beauté féminine, tatoueur à fuir au plus vite.
Were these styles same with regular people, aristocrats, Iceland, Balkan, Mongolia?
You have pretty hair
Apparently the ancient Romans dyed their hair using pigeon poo - the ammonia I assume?
Don’t forget that some hair pieces were actually purchased hair from dead bodies.
Wasn't urine used to bleach hair? haha
moosewhale I've heard it was used to clean clothing but not bleach clothing
1385
So it's been partially addressed a couple of times but i wanted to add some stuff: The dark ages is an inaccurate phrase because that it ignores the crazy mathematical and cultural leaps happening in Asia at the time. Only the west was illiterate, poor, had low quality plumbing, etc.
I am discussing the west in this video, though :)
Sure lol
This is the real middle age, not the 13th-15th century, that is the end.
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Pretty sure they had more than that one hairstyle for seven centuries...
Not meaning to be creepy, but you are beautiful.
It's cool that women can do with their hair what they want, but as a man, I found 4:05 to be sexy as f- - - !
Thanks for the informative videos too.
Great hair tutorial! However if you are not an historian knowledgeable about the middle ages or you aren't interested in history you shouldn't say misinformed things about that time period because other people that watch your videos and don't know about the middle ages are going to think that your personal opinion is historically accurate. I meant this not as a disrespect for you but when you do hair tutorials it's best not to speak that much about the time period unless you know much about it. Also it's probably better not to speak about religion and culture because that might offend some people. Regardless, you do a great job with all the hairstyles.
you're beautiful miss
You talking too much
Please do not use the term "guys" for your viewers. It isn't gender-neutral.