{{Stars1Stars2||Category = Men's Clothing}} ===Leg Bindings===
==Leg Bindings==
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*York, lichen purple [PRITCHARD 1984:p.68]
*London, Lichen purple, 2 of indigotin (woad blue) [PRITCHARD 1984:p.68]
*Elisenhof, Germany (8thC): The remains of 17 leg bindings were found. 15 were made of 2/2 chevron twill, 2 were made of 2/1 chevron twill. The width's are between 7.3cm and 9.8cm. [HUNDT 1981:p.47] [PRITCHARD 1984:p.68]
*Dublin, 1 of different warp to weft [PRITCHARD 1984:p.68]
* Hedeby Harbour, Germany: 5 fragments of leg bindings were found in Hedeby harbour [HAGG 1984: p.24]<br>
** 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.
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==Reference=Cross Gartering===This style became popular in the 11th Century and continues xxxxxx.<br>{{Evidence|Art=The earliest Anglo-Saxon manuscript to depict cross gartering is the Cotton Tiberius C VI dated to c.1050AD.
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|Discussion }} <br> ===Wrapped around the foot=== {{Evidence|Art=*Harley Psalter fol.1v [OWEN-CROCKER 1976:p.489]. I think there is a typo in her book as it references fol. 27v [CategoryOWEN-CROCKER 2004:Menp.257] which shows no seated figure. |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 [HAGG 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 />