Complex sentence: Hair has often played a part in myths and legends; in a Swedish book of proverbs one can read that "rings and bracelets of hair increase love" (Vadstena stads tankebok).
Split into simpler sentences: Hair has often played a part in myths and legends. In a Swedish book of proverbs one can read that "rings and bracelets of hair increase love" (Vadstena stads tankebok).