Sweaters from Oleana blend traditional Nordic knitwear designs with a contemporary fl air. n For centuries, woolen garments have been essential to Norwegian outdoor life. Knitwear offered warmth during long, cold winters or harsh excursions at sea. While wool garments were vital to survival, they weren't considered outerwear as they are today. " They were worn as underwear, next to the skin, or men were wearing sweaters over a shirt and under a jacket, " says Laurann Gilbertson, chief curator of Vesterheim NorwegianAmerican Museum. sonsofnorway.com VIKING MONTH 2015 0 PHOTOS (BOTH PAGES) COURTESY OF OLEANA.http://www.sonsofnorway.com