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The origin for this style of coat parallels that of the male [[Coats (Men)|warrior coat]]. Both were introduced by the Huns and the other Asiatic tribes into Western Europe in the late 4th and into the 5th centuries. From here they were adopted across mainland Europe and in Britain into Kent until the end of the 6th century. [WALTON ROGERS 2007:p.191] [WALTON ROGERS 2012:p.207]<br>
In Kent they seem to fall out of fashion in the 7th century with the Kentish fashion be-coming the same as the rest of England by the end of the century. [WALTON ROGERS 2007:p.192-3] This corresponds with the coming of Christianity to England, also in the C7th century. <br>
In 7th century Scandinavia a possibly sleeveless version had been adopted by the Swedish as can be seen on a guldgubber from Helgo. [WALTON ROGERS 2007:p.192-3] [WALTON ROGERS 2012:p.210]. The adoption of mainland European textiles types into Scandinavia at this time has been noted by Bender Jorgensen [BENDER JØRGENSEN1992:p.136] and Walton Rogers suggests that they may have also adopted mainland European fashion as well [WALTON ROGERS 2012:p.210] such as the Merovingian coat. <br>
Birka was an active town from the mid 8th century to the mid 10th century (750-950AD). Geijer discusses cloaks found at Birka edged with a cord or decorative hem. [GEIJER 1939: p.140] Hagg reinterprets some of these cloaks as being coats [HAGG 1971:p.153] [Hagg 1984:p.63] <br>
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==References==
{{Ref|Bender Jørgensen 1992}}
{{Ref|Ewing 2007}}
{{Ref|Geijer 1938}}
{{Ref|Hagg 1971}}
{{Ref|Hagg 1984}}
{{Ref|Walton Rogers 2007}}
{{Ref|Walton Rogers 2012}}
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