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Why Beautiful Bodies Mattered to Bronze Age Warriors

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Be sure to use the code “dandavis“ to get 100 free blades when you purchase your Henson razor here: The warrior aristocracy of Bronze Age Europe were buried in warrior graves with his personal weaponry - like daggers, swords, and spears. But there were other objects in these graves like hair combs, bronze razors and tweezers, cloak pins, and awls for tattooing the skin, that all speak to a profound interest in clothing, personal grooming and in adorning the warrior. So what can this all tell us about this aristocracy, the beliefs and practices of these elite men, and the nature of masculinity in prehistory? *If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel* Patreon ➜ All my books on Amazon ➜ *My Links* Website Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: *Sources* The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age: The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean: The Rise of Bronze Age Society - Kristiansen & Larsson: Warfare in Bronze Age Society - Christian Horn & Kristian Kristiansen ➜ Elevated Rock Art - Johan Ling ➜ Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland Johan Ling ➜ The Warrior's Beauty - Paul Treherne: Looking Sharp - Dutch Bronze Age razors and tweezers in context Arnoldussen & Steegstra: DOI: Nordic Late Bronze Age Razors - Very Like a Whale - E. Warmenbol Shaving the Warrior - Mikkel Nørtoft The above links include affiliate links which means we will earn a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. *Thank you* Nordic Bronze Age canoe war band art by Hodari: Tristan S Rapp: Ancient Days: National Museum of Denmark: *Video Chapters* 00:00 Bronze Age Warrior Graves 01:41 Sponsorship 03:04 The Rise of the Warrior Aristocracy 05:04 Warrior Journeying 06:17 Warrior Drinking 07:13 Warrior Clothing 07:55 Warrior Grooming 08:32 Origins of Bronze Razors 09:26 Why was it so important? 11:07 Ritual Grooming as Transformation 12:04 Nordic Bronze Age razors 13:21 Shaving as a rite of passage 14:40 Warrior tattoos 15:20 the Nature of the Bronze Age Warrior

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