Viking Man

“Simple Viking Clothing for Men”
http://thorsonandsvava.sccspirit.com/pdf_files/Viking_handout_men.pdf
Viking men’s clothing:
http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/eng/drakter/vherre/vherrefr.htm
Viborg Shirt
http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Viborg/VIBORG.HTM
Viking Coat:
Nice pattern:
http://woodshed.wccnet.org/projects/coat/Coat%20Documentation.htm
http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/mensgarb.html
The coat, also known as the “caftan” or “Rus riding coat,” may have
been an explicitly eastern (Swedish/Rus) phenomenon. We have solid
evidence of it only at Birka in the ninth and tenth centuries. It is a long
coatlike overgarment, buttoned from neck to waist and decorated with
specialized and elaborate metal trimmings. The remains of five such coats
were found, each with a row of cast metal shank-buttons; several other
coats were identified which, while they had the right sort of elaborate
trimmings, had no associated buttons. Wood or bone buttons, however,
would leave little or no trace in a burial, and it is likely that these
coats were also buttoned (Hägg 1986, 68). It is thought that this
garment was borrowed or adapted from the Byzantine skaramangion, which was
the standard day garment for the Emperor and his court (Geijer 1983, 99).
Scary Viking facts:
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ibn_fdln.htm
Frog closures (not viking but thinking to use the on the coat)
http://www.9v.com/crystal/kerij-e/docs/knots.htm

Thorsberg pants Great picture:
http://slumberland.org/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=582

Decent Thorsberg pattern:
http://www.vikingsonline.org.uk/resources/authenticity/basickit/kit-fig5.htm#5a
i went a’viking – and found some amazing things (since
last time I was
hunting on viking garb) –
here are some quick links with brief descriptions –
but I got blown
away by some others which I have included just because
they were cool!
(and I hadn’t seen) (like the LA museum exhibit on
10th century viking,
and book!)
Also, Thor Heyerdahl is finally having a movie made,
and before his
death, his last dig was in Russia – titled “the search
for Odin” (and real
historical data leading to him as a real person –
search the (
aftenposten in english) Norway’s newspaper) or plunk
in Thor
Heyerdahl+aftenposten in english) Very recent
article!)
if you simply search: viking+trousers you will
get a wealth!)
Anyways, here’s some links –
Men’s Viking age clothing:
http://willadsenfamily.org/sca/isabel_as/mens-garb/mens-garb.htm
East Kingdom’s resources on viking clothing and
trousers, etc
http://www.cs.vasser.edu/~capriest/mensgarb.html
Costumer’s manifesto
http://www.costumes.org/advice/1pages/pattern_links.htm
go down the left and look/click for vikings, or
patterns –
smocks’n’frocks:
http://www.smocksnfrocks.ca/Viking_Costumes_Smocks_n_Frocks.htm
(scroll to bottom and hit “vikings” in “costume
pages”) very cool PIC!
also, a infoblurb on the clothing – (withen
smocksnfrocks)
http://www.smocksnfrocks.ca/Viking_Clothing_Article_JCornish_Smocks_n_Frocks.htm
one heck of an interesting Viking society (britain)
with all the
different classes – could help! very worth looking at,
anyway!
http://www.42nd-dimension.com/NFPS/nfps_overview.html
http://www.vvdailypress.com/2001-2003/99682200057917.html
totally cool article and book (smithsonian 10th
century viking!)
and a museum exhibition in LA and others – COOL!)
http://users.rcn.com/edstrom/index.html
scandanavian patterns – they say 18th century – but
there is an email
for further questions –