An example of the sort of "transitional fashion" bridging the gap between the new and the old - seen here is the older-style wool tunic (the Hedeby Type III) in madder-dyed 2/2 wool twill, featuring the rounded in-set armholes and two-piece sleeve design, yet it is coupled with the newer separate-leg Hosen - a fashion which would set the trend in Europe for the next 400 years...
Haithabu, Current-Day Germany ; Latter half of the 10th Century. Comments are closed.
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