The Elling Braid | Authentic Nordic Iron Age Hairstyle

In this video I wanted to touch upon the subject of the Elling Woman and her perfectly preserved nordic iron age hairstyle. Time to recreate some truly authentic historical hair!
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My name is Lucy, I'm a Dutchwoman here to offer an alternative approach to beauty.
On this channel I do mostly hair tutorials where I show you how to braid, pin and style your own hair. I recreate hairstyles from movies, tv shows or history and I regularly come up with my own, which I love to share with you!
I really enjoy diving into history to find out how women went about their beauty and dressing rituals in days past. Vintage and history-themed videos are my little passion project.
You'll find a bit of lifestyle content here as well, ranging from cozy chats over a cup of tea (my beloved Tea Time videos) to personal vlogs and home & interior videos.
Enjoy browsing!
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Lucy
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[@hannahgreen681]

Silvousplaits did this one as well and she suggested that the tail end could have come loose and was meant to be wrapped completely like a bun so there is that option to for finishing the ends if one desired. I really like that you wanted to mention the possibilities of finding hairstyles from actual preserved bodies found in the world. It is quite fascinating. My hair isn't quite long enough to do this one yet, but I'm getting there!

[@flibbertygibbette]

This is exactly what I was thinking, the hair probably came loose after her death. But it's good to have options for different ways of styling it!

[@marzipanmango]

Yeah, I remember trying it a few years ago. It was really easy and secure (once you wrap it into a bun and use a couple Bobby pins). I definitely think the bog body had her hair in a complete bun originally; it's more practical.

[@MituDjakarian]

Yes, I was thinking the same!

[@WantedVisual]

I used this one as a fairly migraine-friendly hairstyle before I went short-short with my hair. From the second you can do one loop, you can just bobby pin the ends under the bun and, if my coworkers are to be believed, fake a whole lot of length.

[@amberfester9367]

I was going to say the same thing!😊

[@Idaemily20]

Ooh, you might at some point do Skrydstruppigen (The Skrydstrup Girl, 1300 B.C.). She isn’t a bog body but she does have a very distinct hairstyle with the bulk of her hair on top of her head held in place with a hair net and tied/decorated with thick woollen string. That would be interesting to see you recreate.

[@ItIsMeMaybe]

It’s so cool to see a hairstyle with such historic roots. It’s pretty amazing how we can recreate something that traces it’s origins back so many years!

[@sadiemcc9363]

I wouldn't say her roots are historical--too much shampoo. (Sorry, I'll leave now.)

[@emfri]

Its kind of amazing seeing a recreation of an early scandinavian hairstyle like this

[@makeupboss9812]

emfri yes , it’s amazing indeed. I have some Nordic lineage and it’s just cool to see this done.

[@heiditrampedach2084]

You could tie the braid with a string of yarn or leather, that would still be authentic. They used these things for their clothing.

[@diekje8728]

They even used oils and fats to secure the hair. They had trade of those coming from Spain

[@MorganDonner]

Oh lovely! I've been meaning to try the Elling Woman's hairstyle, and I think my hair might finally be long enough for it :D I love that you do so many historical styles in addition to vintage and modern.

[@thebadfairyprincess]

I'm so here for this as an archaeology student! Elling woman is on display at Silkeborg Museum in Denmark and you mean National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology on Kildare St in Dublin ;)

[@kathincolour]

As an ex-archaeology student I love that you chose this hairstyle/person!!

[@_inhisbluegardens]

I saw the bog bodies in Dublin, too. Their fingerprints were perfectly preserved and everything, it was amazing!

[@makeupboss9812]

I’d love to see more Nordic hairstyles . I have some Nordic in my family lineage , and I find stuff like this quite fascinating. I have a certain “ fondness “ for braided hair. Thank you Lucy !!! 😍

[@MituDjakarian]

When I woke up today, I had no idea that I would spend part of my morning reading about bog bodies. I didn't know about it and I'm truly fascinated. How can it be, that a body can be conserved for these many years... Absolutely amazing. I loved this video, thank you!

[@ladyflimflam]

A hit from the archives of the long hair community!

[@MillyMayy]

Absolutely fascinating! I remember watching a series called 'mummies alive' which featured an Irish bog body - it was the first time I'd heard of them, they're so interesting. Thank you for sharing this hairstyle 😊 My hair from root to tip is around 30" so definitely going to try this! Thinking I might try wrapping the braid round completely until it forms a bun to give it a modern everyday-wearable twist 😀

[@ByMandyJulie]

Even though this is not something that would normally interest me, you being so enthusiastic and passionate about it still makes it fun to watch. So keep making the videos that are most fun for you to make!

[@InkMink]

How fascinating! Are they sure this was the actual hairstyle it was meant to be or did the little braid escape over time and was actually meant to be tucked under the braid again to create Some sort of updo rather then the it just hanging out like that? I’m learning to be a hairdresser and this kind of reminds me of how an updo is Made but the little tail hanging out in the end is the only off part for me so I’m curious

[@saashna3014]

I saw original pic of that iron age women... Its really fantastic recreation of her braid look... Iron age fashion came alive👌👌👌

[@stephaniemorey8351]

Very nice. I'm always trying to figure out how to avoid hair pins! Thank you.

[@LuisaH2022]

I love u pins because they flatten my bun. I also use spin pins on certain updos.

[@MinaMoomin]

I wear this hairstyle a lot since seeing another tutorial about it, it is really wonderful! I usually the end of the braid into the bun and putting a hair fork/hair stick through it, and it holds great for me, even with recently washed hair!

[@rhoeasie]

Thanks for posting this! I've done this a couple of times now and it's quickly become my favourite hairstyle. My hair is very heavy so buns often pull my scalp and won't hold but with this style I have had no issues although my hair isn't quite long enough and it's a bit too thick too, but it definitely helps to have like day 4 hair. I decided to tug the end with a bobby pin so that it is a complete bun and it honestly looks so cute and neat. I also love the feeling of wearing the same style as my ancestors probably did so long ago. So thanks again!

[@trishazeigler92]

I have calf length hair and I did this, except I kept wrapping the braid around and tucked the end under. It was super comfortable and easy. I put an ornamental wooden hair stick in just to make sure the braid end didn't come untucked. Normally I need a lot of pins to keep my bun in place but I played volleyball and it stayed put.

[@ElisabethOrchard]

I tried to recreate this hairstyle in the past. I have about the same hair length as she has but my hair is thicker which made me run into problems as soon as I tried to wrap the braid. It was hard to loop the braid through and I couldn't do so more often than one time because there just was no space for the hair to go. Also, it wouldn't stay up. I figured this would be usefull to know for anybody with long, thick hair who wishes to recreate the style. :)

[@rs2304]

Try braiding the first part down further, that should create an actual loop once you add in the second part of the hair. I usually braid the first part down to my neck not just to the middle of my head. Hope that might help because this hairstyle is amazing.

[@diekje8728]

I use this hairstyle to do archaeology. Very easy and comfy to wear under a hat

[@yumnaamjad2637]

Thanks sweetie bcz of u I have learned so much about history of beauty and hairstyles

[@xsinkingships]

What an incredibly cool video! If only I hadn’t cut my hair off last week! I’ll definitely be trying this once I grow it back out.

[@chaosfire5193]

I tried this and it feels really comfortable. It keeps hair out of your face pretty well 10/10

[@fictionalhuman]

Facinating! I love that this is so true to history.

[@griseldis]

It is such a great thing that you are recreating history at this way! 👏 Please, please keep doing, it is absolutely fascinating!

[@irlcara]

This is such a unique hairstyle!

[@krystalrobin3164]

I really like this hairstyle. I can use it for times when i can't find a hair tie :p. Which is often because my cats seem to love discovering them first 🍁🧡🍂

[@irisl7817]

I'm going to try this at my desk at work! Thank you so much for sharing this. I love this tutorial!

[@Malakina1964]

This is awesome. Thank you.

[@karenstrong6734]

Excellent look Lucy 😊

[@annagrier5160]

Nice! I love these videos, you give a huge insight on the past!

[@aristopoieo746]

I really enjoyed this video because it's very original! I loved reading about bog bodies and the Elling Woman :)

[@silverspoonify]

I really love this and love the backstory you gave. Very very interesting!

[@tracyvision]

I’m already growing out my hair but now I have a historical-braid goal!

[@catherinelevison3310]

I really enjoy your hair tutorials. I have long hair. Thank you!

[@JNPrettyOnTop]

Thank you for a reminder of this fascinating topic!! The last time I looked up the Elling woman style was well before anyone had made KZbin tutorials for it. 😅 Thanks for this one! 💜💜💜

[@ahammersen1323]

Thank you!

[@kirab3630]

LOVE IT!!!!! May have to try this

[@tracyerose]

Lovely! My mother said her grandmother used to brush her hair at night, remove the shed hair from the brush and somehow used it to tie her braid at the end have you heard of that?

[@emelielindberg5713]

Wow! This is _so_ interesting, I would love to see you do more of these types of hairstyles! I wouldn’t mind you telling a bit more of the stories surrounding these types of findings either, they can sure be a little macabre and one can leave out gory bits, but it’s still interesting to hear about I think :) great video!

[@Euromans_left_braincell]

Looks good on you.

[@the_real_littlepinkhousefly]

If only I could braid behind my own head! This is a really lovely style. Thank you for sharing it with us! (And for not posting the photo of the body, as I'm a bit squeamish about things like that. Now to find an article about her that doesn't have a photo front and center ...)

[@pneumarian]

It might be easier to install a usable web-browser from the early bronze age of internet, such as lynx. It'll tell you where there are pictures, but is entirely incapable of displaying them.

[@Lsle779]

This is really amazing! I'm so glad you did this!

[@faraniel7137]

I've seen the bog bodies in Dublin as well. It is a fascinating topic in Irish literature and there are whole books about the bogs (not only the bodies but the landscape itself) in connection to Irish psyche and history. In fact, there is at least one literary genre based on bogs called bog gothic.

[@detsnumber1]

Beautiful. Just off to research xx

[@sahrajones731]

I love this, definitely nerding out over here and my hair might just be long enough to give it a go! Thanks for another lovely vid!

[@underwaterdreamer7978]

Loved that thanks!

[@flibbertygibbette]

I'm growing out my hair and now I'm thinking I should grow my hair out super long, just to try this and other historical hairstyles. Fun!

[@anubispt6002]

Wow! Thank you for doing this video, I didn't know about her, definitely gonna check it out!

[@doreenwatson-read]

Very interesting Thankyou for that. I could imagine a woman getting up in the morning and only having time to plate and wrap before the day started .

[@Hevynly1]

This was fascinating! I wonder so much what she would think of someone doing a tutorial on her hairstyle 2300ish years later!

[@TheSiobhan12]

Cool idea for a video.x

[@michellestratford9753]

What a cool video idea!!

[@misscaffy]

This is such a nice and interesting video, I didn't even know anything about the Elling woman. This is why I love your content, keep it up :)

[@jb9444]

I am not Danish but I have Norwegian roots and I measured my hair (33 inches, I’m shook) and this is something I’m going to do for work!! Thank you!

[@erinb4237]

More authentic than a bobby pin would be a hair bodkin. I get the feeling that "a stick" is one of the first hair tools ever discovered.

[@vivianh5529]

That hairstyle looks hard but I’m still going to try...lol

[@LuisaH2022]

It looks intricate but it's easy. I do two English braids then combine them into one and wrap the braided tail between the 2 braids. You can update the look by tying your braid or bun the entire tail.

[@vivianh5529]

Luisa H my hair just isn’t long enough! Dx

[@Crustdaddii]

Omg I love this! I recently found out I’m mostly Nordic heritage and learning more about Nordic culture is so fascinating! I love how you incorporated women of unfavorable circumstances

[@teenyweenykiwi]

When wrapping the braid around the second time it may hold better if it is tucked under the first loop. The weight of the first loop should keep the second one in place.

[@meganw.4457]

This would be super cute with an ornament on the tip. Some beads, tiny bells, or anything really. Just to be fancy.

[@nerissacrawford8017]

I ended up fixing the bottom with a sewing thread but, yeah looks great!

[@joannaerhardt7294]

That was great!!

[@joylindadichamounix]

Are you still doing historical figures? Can you please do Benazir Bhutto?

[@KetyKamille]

That is fascinating. Love this hairstyle.^^ It´s super interesting to really see what our ancestors wear an looked like.:)

[@taylorg7079]

Ugh if only my hair was longer 😭. I would totally wear this hairstyle to work, not gonna lie.

[@wrathchild4384]

Can you please tell me the shade of the lipstick? Beautiful nude and it suits you perfect! : )))

[@lollebreuning4000]

I sometimes braid my hair, until it is nearly nothing left open and the braid is really thin. Then I add some water to the tail and "massage" it in. Those braids hold forever, even better than with hairelastics. I wouldn't use pomade or fat, because it can become lose after some time.

[@svetlanakholmetskaya6282]

I think it's perfect for when you have no pins or elastics on you but really need your hair out of the way

[@ZzUchihaYurizZ]

So fun to watch when you are a dane 😁

[@patchworkivy]

This reminds me of the hairstyle I did in middle school before I learned to French braid and cornrow. I was told I was "cheating." 😂

[@stinejensen2502]

I'm sooooo disappointed of myself as a proud Dane, not having heard about this girl! The most well known is the Egtved girl. I even think there has been made a film about her. But Really like your videos!

[@sapphiregold4195]

I recently cut my hair from super long to shoulder length and I'm kind of regretting it.

[@glambertini4709]

Today's hairstyle is really VERY vintage ! ^^ ;)

[@CheySandra]

First of all, this is iconic. But second! I got automatically unsubscribed from you! Luckily i saw your IG stories, or else I wouldn'y have seen this video. What strange KZbin times we live in 🙁

[@Loepsie]

Oh no! :( Hate when that happens. Glad to have you back though! 💕

[@Coelacantha]

I like the braid, too bad l have short hair now!

[@mvozzo1399]

imagine being the one studying the Elling Woman and having to figure out her hair without undoing it. stressful job!

[@arusbalasanyan3464]

Omg, has she cut her bangs again?

[@amalkardaly1652]

You're so extra❤️❤️

[@creafimo]

you look like the Turkish actress Pelin Karahan

[@DrQuizzler]

As a dude, I'm keenly aware of things which might make good inter-gender conversation starters, and a gal sporting an unusual and very attractive hairstyle would make a great one. Much better than asking her her sign.

[@Etheldreda-]

"Inter-gender conversation", do you mean when you talk to a woman, lol.

[@filegnaru]

As a dude I'm giving you the tip to treat women as human beings.

[@ashleyhorn4743]

Thank you for not putting the photos!!

[@k1no]

紀元前約280年に処刑だか殺されただかの女性の髪型が、20世紀や21世紀にちょっと流行るなんて、よくわからないけど感動して泣きそう。

[@Berriesofafeather1122]

Iiinnnntttteerrreeeessttiiinngggggg

[@anneshirley2095]

Just spent a good 30 minutes looking at bog bodies after watching this. What's wrong with me?! What am I doing?!

[@Loepsie]

Hahaha it's fascinating stuff, isn't it?

[@tracyvision]

You’re not alone, I just did the same thing! So interesting.

[@jennyprorock]

Almost all bog bodies were sacrificed. Theyve even found animals ,loot and weapons used as pagan offerings. If you're doing recreations of hairstyles you shouldn't be afraid to show where they come from. It's a disservice to viewers who dont know. Mummies are not offensive. They're windows to our past and a small peak at ancient mankind. Great video nonetheless.

[@Loepsie]

Oh it's not me being afraid to show where they come from, just looking out for my younger audience. And, truth be told, keeping the KZbin monetization monster happy ;)

[@jennyprorock]

@@Loepsie is there such thing as keeping youtube happy tho? I think everyone is trying to figure that one out yet..and as a kid I couldnt get enough of mummification in any form. But we also had National Geographic magazines way back then still. Now days kids see and hear far worse just logging onto facebook or seeing the trending feed in KZbin. Show off those desiccated bodies with pride 😂

[@emmaweisjrgensen6188]

Hi. I know you want to have Lucy show the bodies in the video. But I understand why she wouldn't and agree with her. I've seen bog bodies in real life before, even before I turned ten. And while it's very fascinating for an adult to see these bodies they can be too much for a younger person to see. If you want to see these bodies you can search on Google real quick (shouldn't take more than a few seconds). There are tons of different bog bodies all over Europe, such as Grauballemanden, Auning-kvinden, the Borremose bodies, Tollundmanden and lots more, these are just a few from Denmark. I know you as a viewer wants to have more background to the videos you see, but Lucy is already doing enough by recreating this hairstyle, and she is not responsible for showing the bodies. Glad you enjoyed the video, but look up the pictures yourself xx.

[@AishaKiwi]

Silvousplait did this first

[@poojithaiss9467]

funny

[@alexandraspring687]

POV: You died over 2000 years ago and women are still copying your hairstyle :p I need to actually get good at braiding my hair before I try this one