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The decorative form that women wear with their dresses, often made of cloth and [[embroidery|embroidered]], is known as a [[girdle]]. |
The decorative form that women wear with their dresses, often made of cloth and [[embroidery|embroidered]], is known as a [[girdle]]. |
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In the [[SCA]], a distinctly [[white]] belt is reserved for [[knight]]s. Other colours are commonly used for [[squire]]s ([[red]]), [[apprentice]]s ([[green]]) and [[protege]]s (???), but this is just a [[tradition]], not a [[laws|rule]]. |
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Contrary to common [[SCA]] belief, [[period]] belts often had buckles, and were not just straps of [[leather]] with a metal ring attached. Belts with buckles can be seen in [[illumination|illuminated]] [[manuscript]]s, and as a [[heraldic]] [[charge]]. |
Contrary to common [[SCA]] belief, [[period]] belts often had buckles, and were not just straps of [[leather]] with a metal ring attached. Belts with buckles can be seen in [[illumination|illuminated]] [[manuscript]]s, and as a [[heraldic]] [[charge]]. |
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Revision as of 15:05, 22 November 2004
The belt has many uses:
- Provides a place to attach your tankard or drinking horn
- Holds favours
- a place to hang your pouch or mobile phone
- keeps your t-tunic tidy
- for having belt fights with
- can tuck up long skirts/tabards out of the mud
The decorative form that women wear with their dresses, often made of cloth and embroidered, is known as a girdle.
In the SCA, a distinctly white belt is reserved for knights. Other colours are commonly used for squires (red), apprentices (green) and proteges (???), but this is just a tradition, not a rule. Contrary to common SCA belief, period belts often had buckles, and were not just straps of leather with a metal ring attached. Belts with buckles can be seen in illuminated manuscripts, and as a heraldic charge.
