I can find quite a few things on what the Vikings wore, but what did the Anglo-Saxons wear?
do we know what they wore Before the 800's (Christianization)?
Did they have any special articles of clothing? Like something that they only wore for special occasions, like Holy Tides?
Thanks!
Noddy T (FRASH)
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The Anglo-Saxons wore similar clothing to the Norse. Male dress consisted in general of:
Tunic - a simple construction but with decorations suiting status, this was almost knee length and gathered at the waist with a belt.
Trousers - optional depending on the whether as the tunic above covered one's modesty
Winingas - leg bindings similar to military putties, these were worn instead of sock and give very good protection to the lower leg and prevent trousers for flapping around.
Shoes - various types of shoe and ankle boot have been found
Hat - various styles of hat are depicted in Anglo-Saxon artwork
Undershirt - a optional item of clothing similar to the tunic, its use is considered to be restricted to the higher classes.
Have a look at:
The Ulfhednar: http://www.ulfhednar.org/
Wulfingas http://www.wulfingas.co.uk/
Raven Warband: http://www.millennia.f2s.com/
These sites have photos of replica clothing being worn and Raven Warband has instructions on how to make clothing.
Aravah, you are wrong:
Anglo-Saxon belts were thin, around 1" max, trousers were made of wool (as were most clothes) not cotton as this is a more modern import in Europe, items that these days would be cotton were originally made of linen. Norse (more so Rus) wore boots high enough to tuck trousers into, there is no evidence either archaeological or documentary to show the use of such boots by the Anglo-Saxons, documentary and archaeological evidence exist for the leg binding such as the large number of clothes clips found below the knee in graves and such lines as "þonne þu wynyngas habban wille, þonne do þu mid þinum twam handum onbutan þine sceancan." [When you wish to have winingas, then gesture with your two hands round your shin] from Indicia Monasterialia
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What Did Anglo Saxons Wear
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It depend what you mean by ancient, but it's possible. Northern Indian languages and Anglo-Saxon are both part of the Indo-European family of languages. The southern Indian languages (Dravidian) are not. There are strong indications that ancient speakers of an early I-E language migrated southwards through present-day Turkmenistan into Persia, with one branch moving into India, and another heading westwards and ending up in Europe. The Indian branch ended up linguistically dominating the north, while the western branch dominated all of Europe except the Basque country. While any such people likely intermarried with locals along their route, it would be entirely possible that there are genetic lines that continued through these migrations. However, often a language or parts of it can be transmitted by other means. Trade can be a strong persuader; small numbers of traders can persuade others to learn their language as a lingua franca. Even today a number of languages exist that were originally trade languages, a composite of earlier languages. Lingala, Swahili and Indonesian (Melayu Pasar) come to mind. So, possibly yes, but not necessarily.
Ard-Drui
Greetings!
There are the Angles, and there are the Saxons. They are separate Cultural groups.
"Anglo-Saxon" refers to the amalgam created over centuries in Britain, as these groups originated, and still exist on the Continent, and were part of many different migrations to the Isles.
Basic clothing was tunics and trews. Women wore dresses or skirts. In cold weather cloaks were favored. Various Tribes tended to wear clothing made by that Tribe, but Ancient Cultures had trade with far-off lands, and rich folks wore whatever they wanted.
To Honor the Gods, folk wore their best stuff. Religion was personal, but various Tribes certainly had special stuff.
If you are "re-creating" European Rites, ask a European. They still follow the Old Ways in many places.
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Rai A
The Viking's "style"/influences was the result from their trade routes (they bought what appealed to them). The Anglo/Saxon tribes had a stronger tie to the Vikings that the Romans/Mediterranean cultures.
So I'd suggest the Anglo-Saxon "styles" were more knee length tunics and trousers. Definitely not the Roman-esque styles.
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