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The Valkyries Loom: The Archaeology of Cloth Production and Female Power in the North Atlantic Audiobook, by Michèle Hayeur Smith Play Audiobook Sample

The Valkyries' Loom: The Archaeology of Cloth Production and Female Power in the North Atlantic Audiobook

The Valkyries Loom: The Archaeology of Cloth Production and Female Power in the North Atlantic Audiobook, by Michèle Hayeur Smith Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Ann Richardson Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2023 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798350860689

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

9

Longest Chapter Length:

57:25 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

27:58 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

47:17 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Using textiles to understand gender and economy in Norse societies

This groundbreaking study is based on the author's systematic comparative analysis of the vast textile collections in Iceland, Greenland, Denmark, Scotland, and the Faroe Islands, materials that are largely unknown even to archaeologists and span 1,000 years. Through these garments and fragments, Hayeur Smith provides new insights into how the women of these island nations influenced international trade by producing cloth (vaðmál); how they shaped the development of national identities by creating clothing; and how they helped their communities survive climate change by reengineering clothes during the Little Ice Age. She supplements her analysis by revealing societal attitudes about weaving through the poem "Darraðarljoð" from Njál's Saga, in which the Valkyries—Óðin's female warrior spirits—produce the cloth of history and decide the fates of men and nations.

Bringing Norse women and their labor to the forefront of research, Hayeur Smith establishes the foundation for a gendered archaeology of the North Atlantic that has never been attempted before. This monumental and innovative work contributes to global discussions about the hidden roles of women in past societies in preserving tradition and guiding change.

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About Ann Richardson

Ann Richardson is an Earphones-winning narrator who studied broadcast journalism and Spanish at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Years later, the desire to take up a creative yet productive career lead her to narrating audiobooks and founding Great Plains Audiobooks, an audiobook publishing company focusing on bringing Midwestern literature to audio.