Harold Godwinson, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. He is shown wearing a tunic, cloak, and hose. Anglo-Saxon dress refers to the clothing and accessories worn by the Anglo-Saxons from the middle of the fifth century to the eleventh century.

Jun 9, 1999 · Tunic. The tunic follows the peplos in Anglo-Saxon fashion, and is found in some graves to be two layers. The undertunic has tighter sleeves — held tighter by sleeve clasps — and some decorations at the wrist. The outer tunic has more decoration at the wrist, and decoration around the neckline.

Most men also wore a tunic, girdled at the waist and usually with long sleeves. There are some sleeveless tunics known both from bog finds (Marx-Etzel and Obenaltendorf) and from pictorial sources.

The tunic was the cornerstone of men’s everyday attire in the Anglo-Saxon era. Usually made from wool, the tunic was a versatile garment, typically knee-length, and featured a round or boat-shaped neckline.

Anglo-Saxon / Norman fashion tunics, after the Bayeux tapestry, a masterpiece of 11th century embroidery, and unparalleled witness to the fashion of the time of William the Conqueror and the last Viking raids.

Based on the period style of tunic that flares wide from the waist (see picture). This tunic is meant to be knee length or just below knee length. Key hole neck Tapered sleeves.

Over tunic of light blue silk/ linen blend with large open sleeves to elbow. Hair braided and wrapped around the head. Head covering of white skull cap and white veil edged with blue embroidery. Shoes are of the turn-shoe style fastened by …

Aug 12, 2013 · There’s an SCA member named Greet who made herself one of the long-slit Anglo-Saxon tunic that fastens with two brooches. I thought you’d be interested in seeing pictures of it. Her blog seems to be defunct but here’s a link to a picture of her wearing the finished tunic, with an explanatory caption: here .

How the Anglo-Saxons dressed Girdle hangers were only really worn by Anglian women in the Midlands. We believe they were symbolic keys worn by the most important lady of a household. What did men wear? First they put on a hip-length linen undershirt with long sleeves. Woollen trousers held up with a belt threaded through loops went on next.

The clothes of the Anglo Saxon kings during the early period were fairly similar to the general clothes of men in Anglo Saxon society. A distinguishing feature of the king’s clothing was the use of a leather tunic upon which rings were sewn.