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An illustration of the typical clothing worn by Anglo-Saxons in medieval England, c. 500 - c. 1000 CE. ('Costumes of all Nations', 1882 CE)
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Anglo-Saxon nobleman is wearing an embroidered tunic/ bliaud over a chemise with embroidered sherte (the word shirt comes from it), a chemise type garment with sleeves, mantle, cross-gartered breeches. Right: noblewoman wears embroidered bliaud over chemise with cuffs. she wears mantle and headrail. fitted waist by lacings down the back. 11th C AD
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Ramona Edwards: Anglo-Saxon couple and child AD 625.
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After a week full of shenanigans, it is due time to finally reveal my secret project to you. As I am mostly into sewing Regency costumes, this might come as a little surprise, but: I have decided …
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A Migration Period Anglo-Saxon warrior - probably a Ceorl/Carl (free man or non-servile peasant). The freemen made up the bulk of the "fyrd" or peasant levy. They were usually unarmored save for a shield and occasionally a helmet. They used a spear as their primary weapon. Some may have possessed a seax (Saxon utility knife), but true swords were uncommon in this time period, being usually reserved for thegns (knights) and huscarls (royal bodyguard).
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After I made the green tunic from the previous post, I started to work on an outfit for me for the same event. I actually had the pattern, La Fleur de Lyse MAR 1001, traced for about two months before … Continued
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Historic Enterprises Headrail Set, Anglo-Saxon [BSD-WHW-03] - Women covered their heads in tenth and eleventh century England as it was considered indecent for a woman to show her hair. The archaeological record offers little in the way of information for women's headcoverings in this period, so modern interpretations are of necessity based on illuminations and extrapolations from
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