A large part of the shoe finds we know from the Viking age come from Hedeby where shoemaker workshops have been found, but there are also shoes from other places, e.g. the magnificent grave in Oseberg.

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There is also one nalbound sock from the Viking age, the sock from York. It comes from York and is nalbound with fine wool yarn and small stitches.

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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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The typical garments for men during both the Viking age and the later period was tunics.

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Just as the sark was the underwear for women, the shirt was underwear for men.

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The remains of a hat found in Hedeby is a typical pillbox cap of the same type used during the later period and on the continent during the Viking age.

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In the Viking age archaeological layers in Dublin a group of caps made of silk or wool have been found. They are al of roughly the same model, with minor variations.

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Yesterday I wrote about the simple, smooth sark, but there are also other varieties.

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The sark is the garment that was worn closest to the body in the woman’s clothing, both before, during and after the Viking age.

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