I have been reading a book called Viking Clothing by Thor Ewing. He talks a bit about Roman and Migration era clothing as a lead up to Viking clothes, an evolution of sorts.
In the parts about Roman stuff he mentions a wool tunic and short from Marx-Erzel Germany but gives no date to the find. Anyone know anything about this find? Here is an illustration I did of the pattern in the book based on the breeches find:
Thanks
Do you know of anyone who has made a pair off of this pattern...looks interesting and very simple...
Thanks Martin
I did a little digging yesterday and found the same dating. It is a bit disappointing how early they are but it is an interesting design not to unlike the Thorsberg trousers, I may try making linen underwear in this shape to see how I like the fit.
Thanks for the links.
Maybe this is the source for Kneibundhosen? heh Martin? :wink:
A quick and poor quality photo from Karl Schlabow's 'Textilfunde der Eisenzeit in Norddeutschland' 1976 Neumünster ISBN 3 529 01515 6 Abb. 191-195b
Description on pages 79-80
Please notice that the trouser and sleeveless short tunic appeared associated to a possibly female body... :roll:
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(01-25-2007, 02:21 PM)James B. Wrote: [ -> ]I have been reading a book called Viking Clothing by Thor Ewing. He talks a bit about Roman and Migration era clothing as a lead up to Viking clothes, an evolution of sorts.
In the parts about Roman stuff he mentions a wool tunic and short from Marx-Erzel Germany but gives no date to the find. Anyone know anything about this find? Here is an illustration I did of the pattern in the book based on the breeches find:
Thanks
Karl Schlabow wrote the article "Textile Findings from the Iron Age in Northern Germany" in the yearbook of the provincial Museum of Hanover, 1909-1910, 2nd part of Fibel and Fibeltracht, De Gruyter, ISBN: 978-3011-026848-5. This is the reference to the original find. In the USA you can get a copy of it from the Library of Congress, talk to your local public library about how. The dating is still disputed; I have read of claims from 1st century to 4th. I have never seen the date suggested as BC until the post on this page. You might like what was written about it on the web by ATIMA Historical Costumes.