The Vikings-

A detailed Summary of The Vikings-

The Vikings liked clothes and jewelry. The Vikings were proud of

their appearance and liked to dress well. Most of their clothes were

made of wool or linen that they had spun and woven themselves. The

cloth was dyed with mineral or vegetable dyes of green, brown, red,

yellow or blue. The men wore sleeved jerkins or three-quarter length

coats over woolen shirts and long cloth trousers. On their feet they

wore tall leather boots or soft shoes with short socks. The women

wore long woolen dresses and linen petticoats which reached to their

ankles. Their legs and feet were covered with thick woolly socks and

soft leather shoes. Both men and women wore fur or woolen hats and

cloaks when they went out in cold weather. Cloaks were fastened at

the shoulder with brooches. Children probably wore the same kind of

their clothes and war gear. The Barbarians, on the other hand, were

The Vikings and there war gear. The Viking was not a soldier in

eryone liked to wear gold and silver

said to have been able to behead a horse at a blow. Men who could

people of the Mediterranean world. They needed to wear layers of warm

admired and honored weapon, and many Vikings would have carried one.

afford neither sword nor axe used a thrusting spear.

lined or edged with fur. The women did not wear trousers, but under

their long tunics they sometimes wore leg coverings that were made of

to make. It was certainly expensive, and was probably worn only by

brooches, bracelets, necklaces, armbands and rings. Some of their

men would have worn their everyday clothes, relying on an iron helmet

equipment. Armor to protect the body took many hours of skilled work

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