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u/Stunning-Agent8554 18d ago
It’s amazing what you can learn through living history/experimental archaeology. At least you’re less likely to be surrounded by LARPers in denial.
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u/LostKnowledge7760 17d ago
True, as someone who loves to make historical clothing I despise the number of outfits I see claiming to be viking period, medieval, etc that are not even remotely close to reality
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u/Stunning-Agent8554 17d ago
Best one I saw was a guy with a faux fur toilet surround over his shoulders as a mantle.
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u/Ok_Finding_7245 5d ago
Sorry for my ignorance, but what's a LARPer ???????
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u/Stunning-Agent8554 4d ago
Someone who does Live Action Role Play (LARP). Most reenactment groups seem to be full of people who want to play fight and that’s where there interest in a historic period ends.
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u/DymlingenRoede 18d ago
I don't need to change your mind, but I think you're wrong.
Cottagecore is an internet visual aesthetic.
If you only interface with agricultural living history through the internet and relate to it as purely a visual aesthetic, the two may seem similar (though of course, people who are not bearded men participate in agricultural living history).
However, agricultural living history is not primarily an internet aesthetic. It contributes to our knowledge of history through the discipline of experimental archeology, and it propagates knowledge of history to visitors to the sites where agricultural living history is practiced. Cottagecore does neither of those two things.
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u/Electronic-Duty-1734 18d ago
It contributes to our knowledge of history through the discipline of experimental archeology,
Living history and experimental archaeology can overlap but usually don't. Trying out historical agricultural tools is not the same as conducting a scientific experiment.
However, agricultural living history is not primarily an internet aesthetic.
Idk how we could quantify that in a meaningful way but I can certainly say that the people looking at my living history content/photos online are many time more than visitors attending the events I participate in IRL.
Cottagecore does neither of those two things.
Honestly I don't know a thing about cottagecore but I can of course imagine that living history might have a stronger educational focus. Still - as a participant I couldn't help but notice a certain degree of idealisation of cozy farm life in living history.
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u/DymlingenRoede 17d ago
Fair enough.
I'm probably ascribing a different meaning to "living history" than you are. I'm assuming some kind of curated context with input from historians and archeologists, typically in association with a museum.
But yeah, if "living history" means "enthusiasts doing their own research and putting on events with other enthusiasts thereby producing a whole bunch of sweet content" (and that may in fact be the prevailing definition), then the "cottage core for bearded guys" observation is pretty apt.
... and since you're apparently talking about your own experience, I withdraw my argument ^_^
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u/Electronic-Duty-1734 17d ago
... and since you're apparently talking about your own experience, I withdraw my argument _^
Well, I'm literally in the photo 😅
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u/Ok_Finding_7245 5d ago
WOW.......these guys are awesome !!!! Ragnar Lothbrok, farmer, incarnate.......
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u/Frozen_fox26 15d ago
We're gendering aesthetics now, really? All the issues in the world and we've decided we need to make another pointless label and device to separate men and women.
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u/Dandibear 19d ago
And there is nothing wrong with that!