Belt: Difference between revisions
m (yellow belt for protege) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
A '''belt''' is a length of [[leather]], cord or woven cloth worn around the waist. They could have [[buckle]]s, rings or be tied through the belt again to fasten the same. Many (some indicate the vast majority) of belts had [[strap end]]s of similar materials on the end of the belt. |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
Belts were used to gather [[clothing]], provide support for structures such as [[scabbard]]s, a [[dagger|knife]] sheaf, a pouch or for adjusting clothing to keep it out of the weather. |
|||
Typical [[Viking]] belts were rarely greater than 25mm (1 inch), based on surviving [[buckle]]s and [[strap end]]s. |
|||
==Belts in the SCA== |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
*Provides a place to attach your [[tankard]] or [[drinking horn]] |
*Provides a place to attach your [[tankard]] or [[drinking horn]] |
||
*Holds [[favour]]s |
*Holds [[favour]]s |
||
| Line 10: | Line 17: | ||
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 ([[yellow]]), but this is just a [[tradition]], not a [[laws|rule]]. |
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 ([[yellow]]), but this is just a [[tradition]], not a [[laws|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 |
Contrary to common [[SCA]] belief, [[period]] belts often had buckles, and were not just straps of [[leather]] with a metal ring attached. Belts with [[buckle]]s can be seen in [[illumination|illuminated]] [[manuscript]]s, and as a [[heraldic]] [[charge]]. |
||
[[category:clothing]] |
[[category:clothing]] |
||
Revision as of 20:02, 24 February 2006
A belt is a length of leather, cord or woven cloth worn around the waist. They could have buckles, rings or be tied through the belt again to fasten the same. Many (some indicate the vast majority) of belts had strap ends of similar materials on the end of the belt.
Belts were used to gather clothing, provide support for structures such as scabbards, a knife sheaf, a pouch or for adjusting clothing to keep it out of the weather.
Typical Viking belts were rarely greater than 25mm (1 inch), based on surviving buckles and strap ends.
Belts in the SCA
In the SCA 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 (yellow), 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.
