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Real Ancient Warrior Hairstyles for Men - Vikings, Suebian Knot, Scythians

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Have you ever wondered how historically accurate the hairstyles are on tv shows? The answer is usually: not very. But this video teaches you the real historical hairstyles worn by ancient warriors such as the Suebi, Scythians, and the Vikings.
A couple of the sources used in this video:
- Dress in Anglo-Saxon England: books.google.com/books?hl=en&...
- Symbolic Meaning of Hair in the Middle Ages: www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3679...
- Viking Age Hair: intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue42/...
Difficulty: Easy - Moderate
Hair Length: at least shoulder length
Materials: optional hair tie, small elastics
Skills needed: rope braid, English braid
Time cost: 5-15 minutes
ideal hair type: straight or wavy
Products shown in this video are:
Kenra dry texture spray
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@turquoisecrow4513 6 лет назад

When you said all the other tribes wanted to copy it, I was just imagining a bunch of super buff warriors being like “oh my gods Mark do you SEE that killer updo, I bet they’ve received all the lovelies”

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

lol I know, it was Tacitus that was writing about young men from other tribes imitating the style and all I could think of was these 16-year-olds going "yo bro! that 'do is tiiiiiight"

@catvalentine4317 6 лет назад

You just made my day xD

@makeupboss9812 6 лет назад

Lol - can you imagine what they were saying? Wether they were admiring it or laughing at it, makes one wonder !!

@ginnyjollykidd 6 лет назад

TurquoiseCrow More like Rufus or Brian

@JohnZ117 6 лет назад

Ginny Jolly Yep. Mark was derived from Mars, a Roman God.

@issamissa902 4 года назад

If men would actually wear these hairstyles. That would be hot af.

@nerofoxkrell 4 года назад

You can blame Christianity for promoting a shaved face and short hair amongst men

@arson9662 4 года назад

Nero Krell boo christianity

@BIOSHOCKFOXX 4 года назад

I wish I could have the patience to do french braiding, I would've done with the Ragnar's hairstyle from Vikings show, it's just pain in the ass to do it on one self, arms get tired and just hurt, and you end up nowhere with it :D since I have been growing hair the time I saw Ned's hair from Game of Thrones, then I saw Vikings and Ragnar's hair, and wanted to have that french braid on top that goes into the single tail without shaved sides, and incorporate it within that single braid. Never managed it and I simply have just long ass hair.

@BIOSHOCKFOXX 4 года назад

@@nerofoxkrell It's actually good...since at least portion of people can stand out in subcultures, such as metal and rock community where bunch of guys (including me) have long hair because of dedication of staying true to the community and for other reasons. Personally it started different for me, as an experiment that quickly turned into likability, I looked much better with longer hair than with short hair, but at the same time I didn't wanted just a long hair, so I got inspired by TV shows like GOT and Vikings after which I wanted similar hair, but the coolest ones tend to have french braiding, and it's just so happens it's the hardest one to do as well...

@gronizherz3603 4 года назад

@@nerofoxkrell Not entirely, men used to have long hair until civilization lead to closer living (or rather larger masses of people in this closer living), which lead to constant fleas. No 20th century flea treatment? You shave (or shear) that hair off! Simple as!

@jinxingxuelang 4 года назад

her: "...their hair was thinner..." me and my thinass hair: perfect

@potatoe-master191 2 года назад

Lmao my thick hair could never 😅

@elfarlaur 6 лет назад

As a man with long hair I appreciate this video

@LadyCoyKoi 5 лет назад

Bless you! Why should us women have all of the fun with hair? ^_^

@allium2718 4 года назад

*cries in balding*

@Call-me-Al 4 года назад

@@allium2718 wigs ftw. Plus if you have partial balding you can still use the hair you do have for awesome styles

@Werewolf914 4 года назад

Same it's sadly not as long as it used to be because my current job doesn't allow anything longer than shoulder length, but eventually when I can have it really long again I can keep this video in mind. It sucks too my hair was just like Aquamans/Jason Mamoas back when in the day, and now I always hear Women talk about how great his hair is, and I'm just like that was my hair 2 years ago, I guess it is still like his just shorter, I mean it's still wavy and curls at the ends, and it's still really thick.

@LadyCoyKoi 4 года назад

@@Werewolf914 What kind of shit job doesn't allow men to wear longer hair styles? If it is that limited, I can't imagine what other limitations it has towards other things that are natural for human beings to have. I heard horror stories of teachers and administrators in public schools forcing little boys to cut their long locks. It is especially retching to learn that those little boys were just practicing an ancient form of filial piety, to which one honors their family by embracing family traits, including growing ones hair out, because it is part of family DNA. In cultures like Native Americans it is like cutting off part of your soul. Hair acts like an antenna to connect one to mother Earth and all those who live on and within it. I really don't understand all of the fuss though. It is just keratin, let it be. If people want long hair, let them. If short, let them. They all still have to wear hair nets and other head gear for protection regardless. >_

@MissKellyBean 6 лет назад

My boyfriend and I saw this and thought, "FINALLY! The RU-vid suggestion algorithm has blended our individual uses of the computer into one video suggestion! PERFECTION!!"

@MissKellyBean 6 лет назад

Beauty tips and historical reference? It does not get any better than this.

@noteimporta2880 5 лет назад

your boyfriend is cool in my book

@simplystreeptacular 5 лет назад

You + Your Boyfriend = OTP

@AhrimanVII 5 лет назад

Perfectly balanced as all things should be ^^.

@user-fk1we3gs4d 4 года назад

@@MissKellyBean She didn't used any pommels to end them rightly...like Skallagrim woud do.

@smOVERCOMINGITALL 6 лет назад

first off, i'm 56 seconds into this video and i have never seen your channel before but i really need to applaud you for using and referencing archaeological records. I study archaeology and am going on my first Dig in 14 days and i think that is the COOLEST thing ever!

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

that's awesome, hope you have fun!!

@makeupboss9812 6 лет назад

Hats off to you for doing the research.... awesome job . These braids are awesome, but they are warrior styles. I would love to see the style worn by Nordic women. I’d love to see you try a Boudicca style , she was a woman warrior, that would be interesting.

@jinxhead4182 6 лет назад

Good luck, adventurer, may you help further truth and knowledge!

@Timetravel1111 6 лет назад

Skallia Ray wow what about the mummy at 435!! Amazing. Skallia would you tell us what else you saw? Where I want to hear more.

@madisonmorell4336 6 лет назад

Yes I agree! I’m in grade 11 and I want to be an archaeologist so badly!

@daemonwulfe 6 лет назад

I wore the Scythian braids last Friday. Received quite a few compliments and questions about it. I knew that would happen, so I actually brushed up on Scythian history to make an interesting conversation. Did you know: the Scythians were one of the first civilizations to master horseback riding and.....wait for it....they rode armored bears into battle. Adding a couple of accent beads to each braid gave it a nice touch as well. Thank you so much for keeping fresh ideas available to try.

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

Great idea to add beads! Too bad you didn't have your battle bear with you as well ;)

@daemonwulfe 6 лет назад

Silvousplaits I have a Shorkie. While not large enough to ride into battle, she does have a fierce bark for her size. 😂😂😂

@rashmika9742 6 лет назад

Ooh, armoured bears? Sounds like the His Dark Materials trilogy! 😊

@thepaganapostate3208 6 лет назад

Even if dogs are big enough, they aren't built for riding. Your best bet with a large dog is dog carting or sledding.

@daemonwulfe 6 лет назад

TaraLynn Gray I'm 6'3" weighing in around 240lbs. I don't ride anything smaller than a horse. 😂😂

@lailafranklin9044 6 лет назад

This completely satisfied the nerdiness in me

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

I'm so happy it's cool to be a nerd these days.

@stellarstarvibe 6 лет назад

Silvousplaits I think it sucks sometimes. Got laughed at in middle school because all I did was playing video games or reading and now the same people that laughed at me are suddenly nerds.

@silvousplaits 5 лет назад

I got laughed at too. Now I see it as a bit of revenge, all these people trying to be like how I already am. Not sure if that helps you at all.

@timothyissler3815 5 лет назад

As a long-haired metalhead and a history nerd, I'd totally wear these hairstyles to a concert.

@danieldavidson5447 Год назад

That's what I'm doing haha 🤘

@dain6250 6 лет назад

As an archaeologist I definitely appreciate the research you did into this video. I'm going to give the Scythian braids a try.

@LadyCoyKoi 5 лет назад

OMG! You have my third dream profession! I'm a very ambitious disabled woman. I wanted to be five things in my life.... 1st is a teacher, either as a special ed teacher or art teacher, 2nd is Paleontologist, 3rd is Archeologist or Egyptologist or Sinologist, 4th is Herpetology and finally UFOlogist or Ancient Astronaut Theorist. I'm such a connoisseur of obtaining, categorizing and maintaining knowledge. I guess that is why I gravitate towards the academics more so than most people do.

@therealcarlxii 6 лет назад

I can confirm how useful braids are for a warrior. I usually wear some kind of braid either three strand, four strand or a rope braid. When I started with Full-Contact Sword Fighting I used a Gjermundbu helmet, which only consists of a plate for the upper head and the face and some mail armor hanging down to about the shoulders. One time my braid together with the chainmail on top of it, saved my neck from quite a hard sword blow (blunt sword of course, but still made of steel). Without the braid as some kind of padding underneath the chainmail it would have been quite unpleasant... Just to clarify it advance: I don´t consider myself to be comparable to an ancient warrior, I´m just pointing out, that braids can be quite useful from time to time ;-)

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

Wow, awesome story!

@therealcarlxii 6 лет назад

Oh, I forgot the most important thing. To all kids out there: Don´t try hitting each other with steel swords at home. To all adults: If you´re trying to hit each other with steel swords, use a complete helmet or braids :-P

@therealcarlxii 6 лет назад

I guess that might be one of the reasons why ancient warriors often wore long hair, just to have additional padding under the helmet. Might also be useful for winter warfare as an additional insulation to keep them from cooling out. Or they just did it to look cool...

@eaakerman8829 4 года назад

IF I lived as a female viking in that time I world be SO dead 😂 Because my hair is really thin it is no good for protecting me.😶😐

@Andrea-lp3uh 4 года назад

@Marrowbones well the Knights Templar were a monastic order, which means they were monks before warriors and it was normal for them to have short hair not everyone though had them, there are historical references of Templars with long hair as well(Jacques de Molay, last Grandmaster is often depicted as long haired)

@kirstenpaff8946 6 лет назад

Those Scythian braids look awesome.

@SCOR3S3TT3R 5 лет назад

"If you have longer hair like the most powerful viking men would have had..." Such mad shade #Brutal 😂👌

@SuperNKM9 4 года назад

Only *_real_* men have long hair.

@Elizabeth-xp2sf 5 лет назад

As a history major I love this, as a girl with waist length hair I love this. Basically you hit all the points of my nerdiness and I'm so happy.

@whatlikeitshardd 6 лет назад

THIS IS SO COOL! Can you do historically accurate Celtic hairstyles?

@anthonyfox585 6 лет назад

Maggie Macfarlane I would love to see that, it's so difficult finding videos of historically accurate Celtic hairstyles most historical videos relating to hair are either Greco-Roman or Egyptian

@makeupboss9812 6 лет назад

Oh yeah, it’s hard to find. Celtic styles are beautiful and to be admired.

@thusspakevespasian5587 6 лет назад

As far as I know Celtic hair might be hard to do as it was quite often short, imagine the hair you see on kids but spiked up and mixed with something to make it an odd white colour

@m.maclellan7147 6 лет назад

Another vote for Celtic styles! Of course, Pictish would be awesome as well, but not that much is known of them.....

@rubeniscool 5 лет назад

Funnily enough, the closest thing we have in the modern day to an authentic celtic man's hairstyle, is that worn by Guy Fieri xD According to various sources, The celts of Britain at least (The celts weren't a people per se, but a large group of individual tribes across western Europe that shared cultural and linguistic similarities) let children's hair grow naturally until they were old enough for war. Then, it would be cut short and dyed with lye to bleach it and arranged in short spikes.

@drewid8734 5 лет назад

Wow, that Suebian knot is so comfy! I nearly always have my hair up in a hair tie and it often feels like someone is yanking my skull down regardless of how loose or tight the tie is but this knot just feels weightless in comparison. Thanks! Also kudos for doing some historical research.

@Arancesca 6 лет назад

PLEASE MORE HISTORICAL HAIRSTYLE. I'M FREAKING IN LOVE GIRL 😍

@AnnekeOosterink 6 лет назад

Yes! Agreed! :D

@Becca-cs5cb 6 лет назад

Please do more historical hair! I’d love to see some 1860s hairstyles. I do civil war reenacting and always struggle with my hair

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

If you follow me on Pinterest, I have a board going where I'm accumulating 19th/early 20th century hairstyles. I plan on doing videos for those one day!

@Becca-cs5cb 6 лет назад

Silvousplaits awesome! I’ll go look

@kezkezooie8595 6 лет назад

Becca Janet Stephens has a civil war hairstyle tutorial on her channel. She mainly does ancient Roman and Greek styles but also a few from the 1800's and one of them is an authentic civil war hairstyle. I can't paste the link here for some reason but her channel is just called Janet Stephens.

@kotadawndragon 6 лет назад

Yes! More of this kind of tutorial please! I love seeing how actual historical hairstyles looked.

@stardustgirl2904 6 лет назад

Kota W. HISTORY can be really fun, I think when you learn how they did stuff!

@SakiKei 6 лет назад

The Suebian Knot works surprisingly well with a side-cut. Thanks, I needed a new hairstyle while it grows out ^^

@feralmagick7177 6 лет назад

I need more!!! My husband has very very very long hair and likes me to braid it with viking flair. It makes me angry when people at his work day he has dreads so i try to get really creative using referances from historically accurate pictures but i dont get much luck! This was awesome. I will definitly be combining these in different ways for his hair the next time i do it!

@allaniedawn1667 5 лет назад

why dont u like dreads

@jemts5586 4 года назад

I think it comes down to people not knowing what things are actually called. When I had dreads, some asked if they were braids! 🤷🏾‍♀️ Or like, calling the Scythian braids "braids", when I would call them "twists" (braids being strictly with 3 or more sections of hair).

@aftonsekai 3 года назад

As vikings didn't have dreads you'd be hard pressed to find historically accurate styles for them

@jurikurthambarskjelfir3533 2 года назад

@@allaniedawn1667 They're ugly. They're like a cousin of braids who got hooked on meth.

@material-cheshirekhatter2413 2 года назад

@@jurikurthambarskjelfir3533 maybe on homeless ppl who can't take care of their hair

@TheHarlequinProphet 6 лет назад

My hair's quite long for a dude (slightly longer than shoulder length), and I hate tieing my hair up with a passion, may actually try those viking fringe braids next time I'm playing sports.

@tantramantra1 5 лет назад

I am fascinated by Scythians and Parthians. Thank you for sharing.

@biancamitchell484 5 лет назад

I had no idea rope braids could have more than two, I was trying a bit on my hair as you explained it, it's so cool!

@bookishwriter9460 6 лет назад

The "powerful men's hair is longer"-part reminded me of the Dothraki

@AnneliesvanOverbeek 6 лет назад

The Scythian braids are my faves omg

@jamesduncan1535 4 года назад

"that's not how the mummy wore his braids, but feel free to get creative" lmao

@biblicallyaccuratecockroach 4 года назад

I love history, I love martial arts, I love fashion, although not trends, I love hair, and I love braids; when I kept long hair I always tied it in a braid or two for kickboxing, I always thought it was more comfortable and more practical than ponytails. Will be checking some more of your videos because this one was actually really enjoyable. Almost makes me sorry that I keep my hair super short now, these are super pretty, and don't look too hard for my unskilled hands. But I like seeing myself with short hair, and since I'm a lazy bum not having to blow dry or comb my hair is a blessing, although having to cut it so often is a chore. I hope I remember your channel when I get tired of short hair and decide to grow it out. But with super thin hair I always get annoyed, because it always feels like I don't have enough hair, and no way do I have the patience to use hair products. Well, rant over. TL,DR: hair good, braids great, this video excellent.

@maxwellcorbin4764 5 лет назад

I'm a longed haired guy, and I was actually curious in learning the Viking braid, but I'm new to braiding. I'm surprised that it's that simple; I'll give it a try when the time comes.

@gamerg2565 6 лет назад

wow I practice JiuJitsu and have long hair, this came out at the right time. Thank you and compliment for the beautiful video! I'll try the suebian knot first. I'll be a very special head on the day of my black belt exam 👍🏻

@CaeruleaTigris 6 лет назад

I love how the first one is just a literal knot, what absolute legends.

@Beacuzz 4 года назад

I love wearing these kind of styles for work! I have an active job and long hair. It doesn't feel good sitting on my back while I'm working so I'm constantly finding new styles that I can try.

@anthonyfox585 6 лет назад

I didn't know that male hairstyles were so elaborate thank you for making this video 🙂

@James-wi9un 6 лет назад

Fr it's only in the last 100 years or so (and really not even that, look at the 70s) that Men's Hair™ has become standard short nothingness. Also tbh a lot of guys hair even now uses more product and effort than we'd like to admit 😉

@anthonyfox585 6 лет назад

James bruh lol true I use like 8 different products on my hair 😂

@thepaganapostate3208 6 лет назад

I love long hair styles on men. I wish it were more popular and common for guys to wear long hair. It seems unless they're alternative lifestylers, or rockstar/celebs, or ren faire fans, dudes rarely wear long hair anymore.

@thusspakevespasian5587 6 лет назад

Essentially the modern hairstyle came out of the 1st world war, since you couldn't put a gas mask on if you had more elaborate hair and beards. As usual men's fashion copied the military and it became ubiquitous

@julietfischer5056 6 лет назад

Blame the 19th Century, instead. All that blasted moderation.

@theedwardianwriter 6 лет назад

This was amazing! I’ve seen hair from some lady bog bodies, but not men before (Looks like I need to research more big bodies). Would you consider making a video about real female hairstyles from these periods too?

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

That's the plan!

@cactash5761 6 лет назад

Silvousplaits Would you consider trying the Elling womans braid?

@Saknika 6 лет назад

I was skeptical when I clicked on this, and then you blew me away. As a Viking reenactor, I applaud you for this. ♥

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

That's a big compliment, thank you!

@Saknika 6 лет назад

You're welcome, it's well deserved. Would love to see you do more of these kinds of hairstyles, historical ones. Especially the early ages, not a lot of hair artists seem to go back that far in era.

@ciarfah 5 лет назад

The twisting in the Scythian braid reminds me of how cordage is made with long fibres, but I guess that's why it's called a rope braid

@evae6129 4 года назад

I’d just like to say that the second hairstyle with two rope braids is really awesome, I’ve been wearing it a lot recently and I like it because it’s strong enough to stay in all day. I get a lot of compliments and once some kid chased me through the grocery store demanding to know how my braids stayed together lol. I did have to modify it a little since I couldn’t pull off the version in this video. I love this channel!

@primarchmortarion 6 лет назад

This has got to be one of your best tutorials to date, thanks for making this! Looking forward to trying some of these out.

@Taracinablue 6 лет назад

Really cool video! I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone give a tutorial for real ancient hairstyles... with multiple, real, researched references. This is pleasing on both an entertainment and an academic level. =)

@silvousplaits 5 лет назад

Oh dude you should check out Janet Stephens' channel on youtube then. All of her work is historical hairstyles!

@Taracinablue 5 лет назад

I'll have to check her out =) Thanks!

@luminousghosts 6 лет назад

This is awesome! I've been researching authentic historical hairstyles too, it's so interesting! Would love to see more like this from you! :)

@kezkezooie8595 6 лет назад

Have you checked out Janet Stephens' channel? She mainly does ancient Greek and Roman hairstyles but also a few from other time periods, including the 1800's and she also has one for the authentic valkyrie hairstyle taken from carvings and a recently found pendant. She's really good and it's a fascinating channel. The channel is just called Janet Stephens.

@luminousghosts 6 лет назад

kez kezooie thank you, i'll definitely check that out ^^

@theoopsbaby 6 лет назад

Absolutely love your page and thank you so much for all your tutorials!! You're amazing!! 💕

@bernardopinteus5405 6 лет назад

Your videos inspired me to grow out my hair so i can be able to do these beautiful hairstyles and look badass, thank you! I love your tutorials!

@NatharaCS 6 лет назад

I absolutely LOVED and appreciated this tutorial! It is SO HARD to find historically accurate long hair tutorials for men! Thank you!!!!!

@aleigh6998 6 лет назад

I just got your book in the mail and I'm so excited to start trying the hairstyles!!!

@lawilder2059 6 лет назад

One of the coolest videos ive ever seen...the history of hair design is amazing...and you are an excellent narrator/demonstrator

@dreamybox9197 6 лет назад

I'm glad you're still posting sometimes, your voice is so soothing and the hairstyles so pretty!

@isadoravieira4477 6 лет назад

I love everything about this video. Those photos are unbelievably awesome!

@zsmeiji 6 лет назад

This is such an interesting video. I don't think I've ever seen a video that comvines both hairstyles and history together. This makes it twice that much informative. ❤❤❤

@mad_mex0148 6 лет назад

when i saw first hairstyle i was yelling(even i was alone in room) "This is Suebi knot from Rome Total War II!!"(a videogame),10 second later you just confirmed it.Point is that i have bad memory but if it's about video games facts i am an computer machine

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

I've played so much of that game it's insane

@jito7377 4 года назад

One minute into a hairtutorial: "you might see some dead bodies in here"

@rpicifica250 6 лет назад

I love how she combineds History and fashion. It's awesome! Deffinelty got another subscriber!

@cheyennesmitlopez4309 6 лет назад

The last one is gonna be my hairstyle foreverer!!! Love it so much THNX fore making this video!!!❤

@CairistionaO 6 лет назад

Ahhh!! I did do a suebian knot at some point but I did it in the correct historical position!! And omg! You have no idea how much this pleases the nerd in me!!

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

I tried doing it in the correct position and it looked so crazy big and ridiculous on me I just couldn't for the video, haha.

@Mukkki 6 лет назад

I heard they did the knot to appear more enormous in size in battlefield. To scare the opponent.... but i am quite unsure if that really worked

@laracelin7016 6 лет назад

Very interesting video!

@spotnruby 6 лет назад

This is my favorite video that you have done. Thank you!

@jonathanpleban4662 6 лет назад

Amazing video! Always love when you do a men's hairstyle video, and these all look awesome. I'll definitely be trying all of these soon.

@victorspencer5874 6 лет назад

GIRL your hair is AMAZING love you omg that color GIRL

@jett8193 6 лет назад

Fantastic! Hoping your arms didn't hurt too much after these tutorials, mine would feel like they were falling off! This is the first video of yours I've seen & I subbed immediately, thank you~

@kalliopikay5849 5 лет назад

Your research and demos are amazing!!!

@cloebear1667 6 лет назад

This is so cool! Love all the research you put into this. I'll definitely be trying these out this summer. Would love to see more!

@jessicapresley9578 6 лет назад

I know that you do more of warrior/cosplay type hairstyles, but I would love it if you could do Miss Elizabeth Bennett's ball hairstyle from Pride and Prejudice (2005 version) when she danced with Mr Darcy! 😍

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

That's actually in my book!

@oliverchannelle6919 6 лет назад

Honestly I can't thank you enough for the warning about the pictures of mummies, they're kind of a phobia of mine so I really appreciate it.

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

Absolutely! I'm not at all looking to suddenly traumatize anyone with stuff they aren't expecting.

@SwitchelSweets 6 лет назад

Absolutely great work and presentation! Would love more videos about hair from tribal Europe or early Medieval/late Roman kind of stuff. Keep being awesome!

@merangreen 3 года назад

I really love all of your videos. This was the first video I ever saw of yours, and I've just stumbled over it again. It's a favorite, in part because it introduced me to your videos in general and they have been a real gift, but also because as much as I love historical dramas, you are right about how inaccurately hairstyles are often depicted. I love seeing the famous Suebian knot, and I've enjoyed trying these styles out on my own hair. I have naturally wavy, curly, and also rather thick hair that I've learned more about ways to style from your channel than anywhere else. Thanks so much!

@elle-izalogan9372 6 лет назад

Thank you for demonstrating those beautiful plaids! Two quick annotations, if you allow: First: The Suebenknoten is traditionally done on the side of the head above the ear. Second: The way you presented the ethnic groups is like you would say "Today I show you traditional hairstyles of the French, the Japanese and the firefighters...". XD While Sueben and Scythians are names for tribes (...), Vikings isn't. Viking means "seafarer"; the people you are talking about are North-Germanics or Scandinavians. There have been Suebian vikings, and maybe even some Scythian vikings, too. ;) It may be nitpicking for some, but us Germanic descendants are still here. Lots of love, and keep those lovely hairstyles coming. Elle from the Chattic folk.

@elainelouve 6 лет назад

Also I think the Vikings series as little as I've seen it had some hairstyles inspired by the Norman warriors. And they too were "vikings" with Scandinavian origins. With hair cut really short in the back and longer on the top.

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

True, longer hair tended to be more of a Scandinavian style. One of the books I linked in the video description explicitly says that the Scots modeled their long hair on "Scandinavian tradition." And there's a funny story in the second book about how King Harold's army was scouting the size of a Norman army, and remarked how "their army consisted entirely of priests" (because of the short hair).

@escaramujo 5 лет назад

I was running along the comments just to find this facts. Thankyou for being nitpicky. ^.^

@izzyhaynes6422 6 лет назад

This was very interesting. Will try the three stranded rope braids some time :)

@masayeee_ 6 лет назад

Great work! I love how you back your information with actual pictures 👌

@alisonmadalinski747 6 лет назад

I LOVE your channel! I stumbled upon it by accident and these are the kind of gorgeous braids and hairstyles I love to do on my hair. I also love that you reference history and archaeology!

@mmk9579 6 лет назад

Hi really interesting video. Would you make more of these, recreating some other real historical hairstyles¿

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

Will do!

@AnnekeOosterink 6 лет назад

Huzzah! :D

@chloelouisebotha2563 6 лет назад

I love the viking braid the most :) All of them are really lovely but I'm forever wearing sort of Elvish hairstyles in my hair with lots of braids, so that one was really something I will try

@witchskee 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for this! It was fascinating to watch, and I really loved the genuine hairstyles of those periods! I'm a sucker for history and archaeology... The Scythian braids are my favorite. Now I just have to get my friend to braid my hair for me, lol. Fantastic video, I loved it!

@InsTAus793 2 года назад

Thank you for making such an easy to follow and clearly explained video on historical hairstyles!! I'm gonna go try this on my own hair 💖

@idraote 6 лет назад

I happened on this video by chance and expected to be bored... boy, I was wrong! And now I miss my hair even more because I would love to tie my hair in some Viking plaits!

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

If I can convince even a couple more guys to grow their hair long so they can do interesting things with it, I will consider that a success :)

@idraote 6 лет назад

unfortunately I'm balding... otherwise I'd be already convinced.

@makeupboss9812 6 лет назад

Silvousplaits I’m kind of hinting to my husband to grow out his hair and braid it . He’s a little Germanic , Irish and Native American Indian. Yikes !! What a mix -

@belenamarapura7933 6 лет назад

Bless you! I am a man and your channel isnone of the strongest motivation I had to grow my hair. At this point the shortest are 20cm long and the longest barely 30cm. So the average would be 24. How long do you think they should be to perform this hairstyle? I can't wait. Xd

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

The first half of the Viking style can be done with nearly any length, you should be ready for that now. For the Scythian braids, I'd say shoot for ~40cm. The Suebian knot will need at least armpit length I think.

@belenamarapura7933 6 лет назад

Silvousplaits thanks! For Christmas I should be almost ok then.😁

@Lithostoic 6 лет назад

You might be able to do the seubian knot using only half your hair! You could totally do a bunch of mini ones, that would look badass

@belenamarapura7933 6 лет назад

Lithostoic I will try for fun at least!!

@makeupboss9812 6 лет назад

Leigh Barry boy that would be awesome. My husband is part Native American Indian . I’d love to see him grow out his hair to his shoulder blades and braid it. Connections to his historical past ... Apache Warrior !!

@obnoxiouspriest 3 года назад

I have been trying to figure out the suebian knot forever! So helpful! Thank you! And with a history lesson or two! The note about the thinner historical hair even has me feeling a little better about my now slightly thinning hair. I may be in love.

@mothwaltz4163 6 лет назад

👏🏼 👏🏼 Good job 👏🏼 , I like how thorough your approach is

@goofen4770 4 года назад

YOU LOOK SO MUCH LIKE SANSA STARK

@pheart2381 6 лет назад

Ive had my hair in a swabian knot all these years and never knew it! I hold mine with a hair stick.

@allisontrevor 6 лет назад

me too!!!

@Taihyou 5 лет назад

Met your channel today, and I'm in love.

@amyzzz9681 4 года назад

I love this! Keep doing this.

@Veerlejf 6 лет назад

very cool video! as an archaeologist I absolutely love this :) Do you know Elling Woman? I've never quite been able to figure out that hair, it would be awesome if you could do a video

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

I'd like to make a video like this for women that would include the Elling Woman. I've got the style down as the way it currently is on her body, but I'm still wondering if the braid length wasn't wrapped up more at the actual time of styling, and become unwound a bit in the events that led to her death and burial. Will probably muse on that a bit in the video. Those sticky questions I'm sure you deal with all the time :)

@Veerlejf 6 лет назад

great! I'll keep an eye out for the video

@ameliaarcane2248 6 лет назад

I’m so glad I stumbled upon your channel. I’m a hair stylist and I’ve been wanting to learn more traditional braiding and styling for myself. I’ve always loved low maintenance type of protective styling but no one I’ve met in the industry so far knows and I haven’t been very lucky finding tutorials. I can’t wait to incorporate these styles into my daily work and personal fashion. Thank you!

@silvousplaits 6 лет назад

That's awesome you're interested in historical hair, mad respect to the working hairstylists out there! :)

@tomimartikainen6689 4 года назад

Happy I found this channel. Got plenty of hair and never really did anything with it myself. Took me 3 hours to make the second style with two braids - Jeez. No words can describe the frustration and burning at hands. Guess eventually it will get easier.

@WickedlyGreene13 6 лет назад

I absolutely love these videos and your new braiding book. Watching this one is making me miss my old long hair. I recently donated 18 inches and now my waist length hair is above my shoulders.

@Thewildanna 5 лет назад

am i... the only one that sees the suebian knot as a phallic symbol? i mean... given how much status was given to phallic symbols you can't really rule it out