Beenwindsels Harald, katoen, bordeauxgrijs Maat:Een maat a mustache and long hair

a mustache and long hair

which is now part of the collection at the Archaeological Museum in Gottorf Castle in Schleswig

designed for explorers

The edge is decorated with an embroidered ribbon

Beenwindsels Harald, katoen, bordeauxgrijs Maat:Een maat a mustache and long hairUnder the trousers Men in the Viking Age often wore puttees, also called winingas: long strips of cloth that were wrapped around the leg from knee to ankle. They protected against cold, against wear and tear of clothing during manual labor and against brush, and also gave the outfit a recognizable, well groomed appearance. Archaeological finds from the port of Haithabu show that these types of bandages were generally woven in a herringbone or twill