Handwoven cotton and wool herringbone viking leg wraps
Known in Old Norse as vindingr, winingas or vaf-spjôrr
CA$89.00
This pair is approx 3 inches x 10 ft long. herringbone twill, handwoven in a cotton and wool. These will be durable for fighting.
if you would like a custom pair in certain colours pls email me directly.
Leg wraps are the part of an early medieval costume. Using leg wraps are supported by a lot of archaeological finds and iconography of the early Middle Ages. This is a practical addition to the wide trousers, for spiral wrappings of the lower part of the legs. Universal size -
This offer applies to a pair of leg wraps in the same colour, woven in one piece.
Known in Old Norse as vindingr, winingas or vaf-spjôrr
The wraps made of two long narrow strips of cloth, typically
wool, and bright colors, which were wound around the leg and
foot in the same direction for both legs. By starting at the foot or
ankle and wrapping upwards. The strip was fastened at the top by
tucking in, no clips or fasteners are needed, but they were used.
Clothing hooks not pins were found on skeletons just below the
knee so it is safe to say that these hooks were to hold up some
type of clothing, eg legwraps.
In period the fabric may have been woven to the correct
dimensions on a small scale regular loom.
There is also documentation that the wraps were cut in strips from wide pieces