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===Cross Gartering===
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This style became popular in the 11th Century and continues xxxxxx.
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The earliest Anglo-Saxon manuscript to depict cross gartering is the Cotton Tiberius C VI dated to c.1050AD.
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===Wrapped around the foot===
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*Harley Psalter fol. 27v
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===Fastening leg bindings===
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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.
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===With hooked tags===
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*Birka, Sweden, grave Bj903, a pair of bronze hooks in situ under the kneecaps of a male skeleton. 10th cent. (from Arbman 1940-43). The hooks were fastened into small iron rings, to which linen tabby possibly from the trousers was rusted [HAGG 1986]
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*Novgorod , A bronze hook, C9-10th. (from Nosov 1987).
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*Winchester, England, a pair of small silver hooked tags found below the knee, C9th. (from Biddle 1990).
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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, Wickelbander n.d.)
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For more information regarding garment hooks see Accessories – Fasteners
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====Cloth garters and ties====
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*The three Magi, from 'Benedictional of St. Aethelwold', Anglo-Saxon 971-984AD are an example of tassels or tags on the ends of the garters or ties.
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*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)
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*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
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====Leather garters====
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A pair of leather straps complete with buckles, metal strap retainer loops and strap ends worn just below the knee.
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*Lejre, Denmark, 3 finds. Bronze and iron. c.900AD (BEATSON, Wickelbander n.d.)
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A rare left over from the popular Germanic aristocratic fashion from the Merovingian period. (BEATSON, Wickelbander n.d.)
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Leg Bindings (Men)


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Leg Bindings

Art
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Literature
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Archaeology

  • York, lichen purple
  • London, Lichen purple, 2 of indigotin (woad blue)
  • Elisenhof, 1 of Red, 1 of different warp to weft
  • Dublin, 1 of different warp to weft
  • Hedeby Harbour, Germany: 5 fragments of leg bindings were found in Hedeby harbour [HAGG 1984: p.24]
    • 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.
    • 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 S26: Self woven band of 2/2 chevron twill. 41cm long and 7-8cm wide.
    • Fragment S34:Self woven band of diamond weave. 58cm long and 11cm wide.[HAGG 1991: p.32]

Discussion
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Cross Gartering

Art
This style became popular in the 11th Century and continues xxxxxx. The earliest Anglo-Saxon manuscript to depict cross gartering is the Cotton Tiberius C VI dated to c.1050AD. Literature
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Archaeology

Discussion
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Wrapped around the foot

Art

  • Harley Psalter fol. 27v

Literature
--
Archaeology

Discussion
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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

Art
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Literature
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Archaeology

  • Birka, Sweden, grave Bj903, a pair of bronze hooks in situ under the kneecaps of a male skeleton. 10th cent. (from Arbman 1940-43). 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. (from Nosov 1987).
  • Winchester, England, a pair of small silver hooked tags found below the knee, C9th. (from 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, Wickelbander n.d.) For more information regarding garment hooks see Accessories – Fasteners


Cloth garters and ties

Art

  • The three Magi, from 'Benedictional of St. Aethelwold', Anglo-Saxon 971-984AD are an example of tassels or tags on the ends of the garters or ties.

Literature
--
Archaeology

  • 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)
  • 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, Wickelbander n.d.) Discussion
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Leather garters

A pair of leather straps complete with buckles, metal strap retainer loops and strap ends worn just below the knee. Art
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Literature
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Archaeology

  • Lejre, Denmark, 3 finds. Bronze and iron. c.900AD (BEATSON, Wickelbander n.d.)

Discussion
A rare left over from the popular Germanic aristocratic fashion from the Merovingian period. (BEATSON, Wickelbander n.d.)


Reference

<nocite> HAGG1984 HAGG1991

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