Hair and the WMA

[Sean Karp]

Let us also not forget a 12th century man named for his epic beard:

Frederick Barbarossa
(yes it's badassoftheweek.com, not a history site, but his articles are just more fun)

[Ariella]

Keep in mind that there was a lot more variation in hair fashions during the Middle Ages than the essay implies.

Within the Getty manuscript of Fiore alone, there's the long-haired, clean-shaven grappling master of posta longa, and the long-bearded, short-haired dagger master of throws. Around AEMMA, it has long been noted that the four dagger masters of disarms, breaks, locks and throws each have longer haircuts and hemlines than the master before them. The idea was probably to indicate that the closer-range plays require more skill than the wider-range ones.

[Michael S]

There's a quite interesting academic article called The Symbolic Meanings of Hair in the Middle Ages that might be relevant to your interests guys.

[Richard Marsden]

Thanks for the anecdotes, comments and links!