Gloves & Mittens

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Gloves & Mittens


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Mittens

A glove where all of the fingers are in a single section.

Recreation Guide
800-899 900-979 980-1040 1041-1100
Optional

Art
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Literature

  • Hand-scio – a mitten [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.340]

Archaeology

  • Norway, Southern. woven mitten dating to c.800AD. Found in retreating glacial melt 2006-2011AD. NRK 21/3/2013
  • Frisia, 2 finds from Netherlands [BRANDENBURGH 2009]
  • Iceland, 2 finds of nalebinding [WALTON 1989: p.343]
  • Finland, possible fragments of nalebinding [WALTON 1989: p.343]

Discussion
For a discussion regarding nalebinding see Socks.

Gloves

A leather or cloth covering for the hand with separate sections for each finger

Recreation Guide
800-899 900-979 980-1040 1041-1100
Allowable

Art
No clear depictions in Anglo-Saxon art [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.265]
Literature

  • Glof – a glove [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.340]
  • Byrhtnoth’s obits, England, late C10th [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.265] Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, bequeathed - ‘binisque cyrothecis artificiose compositis’ – a pair of skilfully made gloves.

Archaeology
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Discussion
Owen-Crocker points out that in Anglo-Saxon hunting images men appear to carry birds of prey on their bare arms and that the warriors in the Bayeux Tapestry also have bare hands. She comments “Not for the first time, we must question whether art is trueful’. [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.265]

See Also

Socks & Wraps

References

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