Annette Collin | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Annette Collin is from Denmark and both a Viking, Hairdresser and make-up artist and the author of "Viking Braids" It is the first book of the old Viking Braid craftsmanship and teaches you how to do modern Viking Braids. The book consists of 21 Viking Braids for women, men, boys and girls and is a perfect beginners book that will teach you step by step how to do the famous and beautiful Viking Braids but also will excel you to do more advanced Viking Braids as well. Al Viking Braids are sorted in levels of difficulty as "Easy", "Medium" and "Difficult" and both the time and items you need are listed as well. If you would like to know the historical facts of the Viking looks you will find a chapter is dedicated to the authentic historical sources about the Viking appearances. The authenticity fact chapter shows the historical facts and findings of the actual beautiful and famous Viking braidings and is the source of our knowledge and the foundation to Annette Collins use the techniques to modern Viking Braid interpretations. The authenticity chapter consists of the Valkyrie braid displayed on Valkyrie figure found in Denmark at Hårby, and the findings of over 2200 years old braidings in Denmark at a peat extraction in Thorup, that where cut of and sacrificed to the goods. The chapter also contains the dramatic findings of a human sacrificed to the goods forund in Denmark - the famous "Elling girl" found in a bog.