Author: Broomé

The smokkr is the most iconical of the garments in the Viking age woman’s clothing.. The tortoise brooches belonging to the smokkr are even used to identify Scandinavian women in settlements abroad, e.g. in Russia. The smokkr is also the Viking age garment we know most about, after the shoes.

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From Hedeby (as usual) there are finds of very interesting fragments which indicate that tunics or dresses not only could be made from square pieces, but also have fitted sleeves with strange cuts and a waist seam where the “skirt” consisted of both panels and gores.

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