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The Viking Clothing Guides are PDFs of Clothing found and reconstructed and sorted by Region
The Viking Clothing Guides are PDFs of Clothing found and reconstructed and sorted by Region
to aid Historical Re-enactors
to aid Historical Re-enactors
– Looking for the Evidence By Jennifer Baker ( Jenny Baker )
– Looking for the Evidence By Jennifer Baker ( Jenny Baker )
Research Disclaimer : Please note that This Research was done many years ago now :
so the information contained may now be out of date , photos gone missing or web links broken
My apologises : But It has become an impossible task to try and keep it up to date - Jenny
The Viking Clothing Guides
The Viking Clothing Guides
are PDFs of Clothing found and reconstructed and sorted by Region to aid Historical Re-enactors
and are complied from what I considered to the best reconstruction websites
Jenny's Note:
The PDFs were originally complied to help fellow Hodegon NVG club members here in Australia know what options they had in making their outfits - Hodegon has closed down this year ( June 2016 ) and its members have merged into The Frontiers Living History Group and with that we are opening up the areas and time periods for which club members can portray Vikings from so I will now include finds info from other areas like British isles, Ireland, Iceland and Greenland as well.
Time Table of Norse Clothing Finds
Time Table of Norse Clothing Finds
chart made by Looking for the Evidence : Jennifer Baker ( Jenny Baker )
Danish Viking
Danish Viking
Danish Viking Clothing Guide ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
Hedeby Kaptur / Hood
The Danish Tunic
Male Viking Costume Closet Selection Hedeby / Haithabu
Mammen - Tunic, cloak cape, pants, arm bands, Leg Ties
Thorsberg Pants
Bernuthsfeld Shirt
Virborg Shirt
The Hedeby Kaftan
Hedeby Pochewka knife
Hedeby Purse
other clothing finds not in the pdf
Kostrup pleated apron dress
Kragelund tunic
Moselund tunic
Ronbjerg
Norweign Viking
Norweign Viking
Norweign Viking Clothing Guide - part 1 ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
Tunic with vents
Skjoldehamn garments - Hood, Tunic, under Tunic / shirt, Trousers/Hose, Hose, Footwrappings, shoes, knife handle,
Norweign Viking Clothing Guide - part 2 ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
Skjoldehamn Kaptur ( Hood)
Skjoldehamn Trousers
Skjoldehamn Shawl or Blanket
Oseberg clothing fragments
The portfolio of Eide/ wallet pouch
Sakwa of Gokstad / pouch bag
Szpila ring from Beinnes / ring cloak pin
Buckle from Gjermundbu
Gokstad Cutting Board
Gokstad Cutting Board
other clothing finds not in the pdf
Guddal Shirt
Guddal over tunic
Kaupang Grave C27997 pleated smokkr apron dress
Kaupang Grave C 27997 B has a smokkr apron dress with a tablet woven band is sewn to edge of fabric.
Vangsnes Grave B5265 pleated smokkr apron dress
Sadanger (Western Norway) Grave B 10720 possible wool smokkr apron dress in a broken diamond twill
Uvdal pleated tunic
Hyrt in Voss, Hordaland Grave B 4864 smokkr apron dress
Swedish Viking
Swedish Viking
Swedish Viking Clothing Guide ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
The Bocksten Man - Tunic, Cloak, Hood, Hose / trouser, under hose, front laced shoes,
Breeches
Male jacket with BIRKI
Birka Women’s Pleated under dress
Birka Women’s Over Apron Dress & Back Draping Mantel
Birka Women’s other items of clothing
Birka womens kaftan jacket
Purse of Gotland
Kaletki of Jämtland ( belt with pouch)
Portfolios of BIRKI ( wallet pouches)
Key to the Burg
Swedish Viking Male Clothing Guide ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
Vikingtida Herreman
Cap / Hat
Kaftan
Särkland / under shirt
Bag and belt
Påsbyxor ( Trousers )
PUTTIE / leg wraps
Shoes
Swedish Viking Woman's Clothing Guide ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
Headscarf
Rynkveckad Sark – Pleated Under
Tunic
Hängselkjolen - Apron
Span dents / Brooches and gear
Shoes
Kappa / Women’s Kaftan
Jacket
Treflikigt buckle / Trifold Buckle
other clothing finds not in the pdf
Söderköping tunic
Hogom tunic
Rus Viking
Rus Viking
Rus Male Clothing guide - part 1 ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
Rus Male Costume by Peter Beatson
Introduction
Hat
Kaftan
Accessories
Undershirt
Trousers
Leg Bindings
Shoes
Rus Male Clothing guide - part 2 ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
Sorochra - Rus under Shirt
Senmurv Kaftan
Porty - Rus pants
Byzantine trousers
Rus Female Clothing guide - part 1 ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
Rus Female under tunic
Pan'ova Rus skirt
Rus Female Clothing guide - part 2 ( <- link to Pdf )
Index of contents:
Head scarf
Headband and Temple rings
Pskov Apron Dress - Fabric Treasure by E. Zubkova, O. Orfinskaya, D.S. Likhacheva.
found on Pskov Archeological Center Website. Translation by Lady Sofya la Rus, Mka Lisa Kies
( has original photos of the Apron)
Peter Beatson's excellent summary. on the apron.
Finnish Viking
Finnish Viking
Lehtosalo-Hilander, Pirkko-Liisa: Ancient Finnish Costumes 1984, ISBN 951-99605-4-6
Making of Female Finn Viking Dress, Satu Hovi 2005 / 2011
Male Viking Finn Costume Replicas, Satu Hovi 2002
other clothing finds not in the pdf
Eura
British Isles Viking
British Isles Viking
York - High Ousegate
Silk cap from Jorvik
Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire smokkr apron dress
Ireland Viking
Ireland Viking
Dublin Viking excavation Fishamble Street 1
Iceland Viking
Iceland Viking
Snoksdalur, West Iceland. - Cloth Sock
Greenland Viking
Greenland Viking
Herjolfsnes
Other Culture Clothing Guides
Other Culture Clothing Guides
Saxon
Saxon
Saxon Clothing - part 1 - Female
Saxon Clothing - part 1 - Female
Index of contents:
Early (Pagan) Saxon - 410 to 650 AD - Grave 33, Eriswell (female)
Undergarment
Peplos-type Dress
Cloak
Leg-coverings
Footwear
Hair and Headgear
Brooches
Belt
Jewellery
Middle Saxon - 650 to 850 AD - Middle Saxon Woman
underdress
Dress
Cloak
Shoes
Scarf
Belt
Accessories
Jewellery
Christian Nobility -8th Century
Underdress
Dress
Cloak
Shoes
Hair
Veil & Fillet
Belt
Accessories
Saxon Clothing - part 2 - Male & Female
Saxon Clothing - part 2 - Male & Female
Index of contents:
Late Saxon - 850 to 1066 AD / Anglo-Saxon Nobleman - 10th/11th Century
Undertunic
Tunic
Cloak
Trousers
Leg Bindings
Boots
Hair
Hat
Accessories
Seax Knife
Anglo-Saxon Noblewoman - c1000 AD
Underdress
Dress
Cloak
Leg Bindings
Shoes
Hair
Head scarf & band
Accessories
Wimples ( Head scarfs)
Anglo-Saxon Warrior - c1000 AD
Undertunic
Tunic
Cloak
Trousers
Leg bindings
Boots
Hair
Helmet
Shield
Scramaseax
Langseax
Other Usefull Guides
Other Usefull Guides
Frontier Living History Group Newsletters - Viking Clothing articles
Frontier Living History Group Newsletters - Viking Clothing articles
On the Frontier Newsletter - Aug 2016
Viking Cloth Socks
Viking Dyes
On the Frontier Newsletter - July 2016
Big Changes & New Time periods
Skjoldehamn Hood
Stitches and Seam Techniques - How to do hand sewing
Stitches and Seam Techniques - How to do hand sewing
Index of contents:
Viking And Saxon Stitches
1. Running Stitch
2. Oversewing
3. Herringbone
4. Blanket Stitch
Seams
1. Seams
2. Butted Seams
3. Stand-Up Seam
4. Seams Spread Open After Join Is Made
5. “Lapped” Fell Seam
6. Fell Seam Worked On Wrong Side Of Garment
Finishes On Raw Edges Of Seams
Sewing On Tablet Woven Braid
Hems
Other Stitches Found In Archaeological Finds
References
Other Recommended websites
Other Recommended websites
Recreating Viking Clothing by Hilde Thunem
A WANDERING ELF - viking Textiles looking Deeper
The Surviving Garments Project by Heather Rose Jones
Stitches and Seam Techniques - How to do hand sewing
1st Published : 30 Jan 2012 updated: 19 Aug 2016 Page Updated: 17 Jan 2023 © Looking for the Evidence : Jennifer Baker ( Jenny Baker )
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