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{{Stars1Stars2||Category = Men's Clothing}} ===Leg Bindings===

** Fragment 28: This is part of a sleeve, where an old leg binding may have been reused as part of the sleeve. It is a self woven band of 2/2 twill and is 7.5cm wide. <br>**Fragment 29: Fragmentary piece of tabby with cut and hemmed edges, probably a leg binding as it is the right width (7.5 cm)**Fragment 43: Self woven band in 2/2 twill, 102 cm long and 7.5 cm wide. **Fragment 49B: Fragmentary self woven band in chevron twill. 42cm long and 9cm wide. [HAGG 1984: p.24]**Fragment 55C: Self woven band in chevron twill. 118cm long and 8.5cm wide. [HAGG 1984: p.28]

* Hedey Settlement, Germany:Two fragments of leg bindings were found in the settlement of Hedeby [HAGG 1991: p.32]**Fragment 29S26: Fragmentary piece Self woven band of tabby with cut 2/2 chevron twill. 41cm long and hemmed edges, probably a leg binding as it is the right width (7-8cm wide.** Fragment S34:Self woven band of diamond weave. 58cm long and 11cm wide.[HAGG 1991: p.5 cm)<br>32]

:*Fragment 49B: Fragmentary self woven band }} <br> ===Cross Gartering===This style became popular in chevron twill. 42cm long the 11th Century and 9cm widecontinues xxxxxx. [HAGG 1984: p.24]<br>{{Evidence|Art=The earliest Anglo-Saxon manuscript to depict cross gartering is the Cotton Tiberius C VI dated to c.1050AD. |Literature |Archaeology=

==Reference=Wrapped around the foot===

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|Literature |Archaeology=  |Discussion }} <br> ==Fastening leg bindings==It appears that most leg bindings were simply tucked in to secure them although a number of other options may have been used such as cords, and garters.  ===With hooked tags===  {{Evidence|Art |Literature |Archaeology=*Birka, Sweden, grave Bj903, a pair of bronze hooks in situ under the kneecaps of a male skeleton. 10th cent. [ARBMAN 1940]. The hooks were fastened into small iron rings, to which linen tabby possibly from the trousers was rusted [Category:MenHAGG 1986]*Novgorod , A bronze hook, C9-10th. [NOSOV 1987].*Winchester, England, a pair of small silver hooked tags found below the knee, C9th. [BIDDLE 1990]. |Discussion=Biddle suggests that a better use for such hooks is to hold together two edges of a garment. For instance, they could have been used to fasten a split in the upper edge of a short stocking, allowing it to fit snugly to the calf. [BEATSON-b]For more information regarding garment hooks see Accessories – Fasteners }} <br>===Cloth garters and ties=== {{Evidence|Art=*'s ClothingBenedictional of St. Aethelwold', Anglo-Saxon 971-984AD. The three Magi have tassels or tags on the ends of the garters or ties.<br>|Literature |Archaeology=*Denmark, Daugbjerg. As seen on the Daugbjerg bog body (xxxC) simple cords may have been used to hold up the leg bindings [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.118][CROOM 2000: p.57-58]*Denmark, Søgård Mose. [CROOM 2000]*Finland. Narrow tablet woven garters were used by Viking Age Finns to fasten their chevron twill puttees [KHVOSCHCHINSKAIA 1992], the garters often had plaited terminals interlaced with coils of bronze wire a particularly Baltic embellishment[BEATSON-b]*Norway, Skjoldenhamn. c.1024AD. Tablet woven ankle band [LOVLID 2009]<br> |Discussion }} <br> ===Leather garters=== A pair of leather straps complete with buckles, metal strap retainer loops and strap ends worn just below the knee.<br>{{Evidence|Art |Literature |Archaeology= *Lejre, Denmark, 3 finds. Bronze and iron. c.900AD [BEATSON-b] |Discussion=A rare left over from the popular Germanic aristocratic fashion from the Merovingian period. [BEATSON-b] }} <br> ==Reference=={{Ref|Arbman 1940}}{{Ref|Beatson (N.D.) b}}{{Ref|Biddle & Kjblbye-Biddle 1992}}{{Ref|Croom 2000}}{{Ref|Hagg 1984}}{{Ref|Hagg 1986}}{{Ref|Hagg 1991}}{{Ref|Khvoschchinskaia 1992}}{{Ref|Lovlid 2009}}{{Ref|Nosov 1987}}{{Ref|Owen-Crocker 2004}}{{Ref|Pritchard 1984}} <HarvardReferences />