The Trollen Wheel, or Friends Don't Let Friends Perpetuate Reenactorisms

[ragnvaeig]

I've had a few friends ask me if I know anything about these "trollen wheels" or "Trelleborg braids": the short answer is that I'm pretty sure they're modern, contrary to nearly anything you'll read on the internet

Comments

[eithni]

Yay! Thank you! I'd never heard of it and I'm glad there was a reason for that!

[ragnvaeig]

You're very welcome. If you (or your friend) ever come across more substantial evidence, I'm always looking for more geeky string things to do, but until such a time, I think I'll avoid it.

[eithni]

Will do!

[kass_rants]

Amen! Thanks for giving us the real skinny. =)

[ragnvaeig]

Absolutely. I am to be clear about the reenactorisms I find. If there's a reenactorism that someone knows and loves, so long as they know it's not period and don't try to convince others that it's not period, I'm fine with it. Myself, though, I would rather "build fences around the Torah" and not do the things that can be misinterpreted, if I can avoid it.

[alphafemale1]

Keep fighting the good fight!!

[ragnvaeig]

Thank you!

[ragnvaeig]

Hunh, interesting! Looking on Worldcat, most of the hits that seem promising (e.g. "Kuteuchi kumihimo gihō nyūmon") are definitely Japanese-language, and unfortunately my Japanese is extremely elementary.

This seems to be pretty explanatory.