Anglo-Saxon clothing

Main article: Anglo-Saxon England

Clothing by Time Period

Pre-Period

• 400-600: How to Make an Early (Pagan) Anglo-Saxon Costume [Patterns and Descriptions for a complete outfit]
• 400-600: Anglian Information Page: 5th-6th Century women's dress [Patterns and Description]
• 400-900: Clothing and Appearance of the Pagan Anglo-Saxons by Angelcynn

401-900

• Clothing and Appearance of the Pagan Anglo-Saxons by Angelcynn
• Jorvik Viking Centre (York, England) - What did the Vikings Look Like?

901-1066

• 900-1066: How to Make a Late Anglo-Saxon Costume [Patterns and Descriptions for a complete outfit]
• 995-1066: Historic Life: 11th Century Anglo-Saxon and Norman Clothing
• 1000-1066: Anglo-Saxon Women's Clothing for the 11th century

Clothing by Type

• Atlantian A&S Links: Anglo-Saxon Clothing

Cloak

• Anglo-Saxon Cloaks

Tunic

• An Anglo-Saxon Cyrtel - (Accessed from the Wayback Machine)

Shoes

• Anglo-Saxon leather shoes from York

Pre and Post History

Many of the clothing styles from the early Saxons would also have been worn by Anglo-Saxons, though the styles may have shifted over time. Saxon clothing

Many Anglo-Saxon nobility fled to Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia after the Norman conquest of England. Anglo-Saxon soldiers appear to have joined with the Byzantine Empire as mercenaries. Clothing styles from this point in England were considered Norman.

References

1. British Costume: A Complete History of the Dress of the Inhabitants of the British Islands (1849) by James Robinson Planché
2. History of British costume (1834) by James Robinson Planché
3. A History of English Dress from the Saxon period to the present day, Vol 1 (1893) by Georgiana Hill
4. A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England (1862) by Joseph Strutt & James Robinson Planché

• Joseph Strutt's A Complete View of Dress and Habits of the People of England - Plates Only