Each of us had on a tunic and over that a kaftan and over that a sheepskin-lined robe and over that a felt cloak and over that a burnoose…so that each of us after mounting his camel found he could barely move because of all the clothes.
-Risalah, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan (879-960 CE), writing of his journey north to Rūs
No need to convince KhairAllah of the Nordic adage, There’s no cold weather, only cold clothes. When I told him about our winters, he cared less if I spoke of snow in feet or inches. For him, it was all equally bad. Even cold rain near Kalabsha was bad.