16th century woodcut proves Irish were the original hipsters
A 16th-century woodcut has revealed the Irish to be the original hipsters – when it comes to hairstyles, at least.A 1521 woodcut by German polymath Albrecht Dürer depicts five Irish soldiers: two higher-status gallowglass and their three warrior servants or “kerns.” The kerns sport distinct hairstyles that look remarkably similar to the reverse mullets of…
A 16th-century woodcut has revealed the Irish to be the original hipsters – when it comes to hairstyles, at least.A 1521 woodcut by German polymath Albrecht Dürer depicts five Irish soldiers: two higher-status gallowglass and their three warrior servants or “kerns.” The kerns sport distinct hairstyles that look remarkably similar to the reverse mullets of today.
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