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==Origin==

Sometime towards the close of the 10th century a letter written, possibly, by the abbot Ælfric of Eynsham [CLAYTON 2007:p.32], to an unidentified Brother Edward criticises the adoption of Danish fashions by the English.

I also tell you, brother Edward, ... that you act unjustly ... in abandoning the English Customs which your fathers held and love customs of heathen men who do not grant you life, and in doing so you make clear that you despise your race and your ancestors with those bad customs when you dress in Danish fashion with bared necks and have your hair coming over your eyes.

|'Letter to Brother Edward' c.1000AD[BREMMER 2007:p.33].