“Drottning Margaretas gyllene kjortel"—än en gång

Abstract

Summary Queen Margaret's Golden Gown—once again. The theory that the Uppsala gown can be dated to the 14th century is no longer tenable. This is clearly demonstrated by Docent Goran Possnert's Appendix to the latest work on the subject published by the Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities: Geijer—Franzen—Nockert, Drottning Margaretas gyllene kjortel i Uppsala domkyrka revised by M. Nockert (Stockholm 1994, pp. 115–120, 137; subsequently referred to as G‐F‐N in this article).1 By subjecting silk and linen threads from this gown to the 14C test, the The Svedberg Laboratory at Uppsala has been able to date the material to the years 1403–1439. Nota bene that this applies only to the age of the threads, not to when the gown was made. As, however, there is no telling what future scientific discoveries may reveal, Possnert has urged me to publish the results of my research once more,2 even though they cannot be fitted into the period mentioned above but rather point to the 1460s, i.e., a few decades...