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Owen Crocker summaries male leggings as either being tight trousers, tights (trousers with integral feet) or suspended stockings (hose) [OWEN-CROCKER 2004:p.255]. It appears that wearing hose, usually worn with a pair of shorts known as 'Brais' originated as a mediterranean fashion. In the Germanic north trousers seem to have been the norm.[*citation needed]
==Trousers made from wool==
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==Tights made from wool==
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|width="600pt"|'''Tights are trousers with integral feet'''
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*Thorsberg trousers, 2 pairs – one had separate sown in feet, Roman [EWING 2007:p.74]
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==Hose & Brais made from wool==
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==...made from linen==
As always when discussing items made from inen this also includes items made from any plant fibre.
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* Einhard describes Charlemagne as wearing linen draws and then ‘long’ hose over them. (OWEN-CROCKER 2004, p.173). Note that it doesn’t actually mention what the hose were made of.
* The Monk of St Gall describes the Franks as wearing ‘...they wore linen garments on their legs and thighs of the same colour (scarlet), but with elaborate embroidery.’ [OWEN-CROCKER 2004:p.174] See page 191 for full text.
|Archaeology=
* The bard C8th [OWEN-CROCKER 2004]
* St. Severinus Cathedral, C8th white linen leggings [EWING 2007: p.78]
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==References==
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EWING2007
OWEN-CROCKER2004
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