Viking Female Clothes Until the 10th century, the clothes Viking women wore were very distinctive. We cannot be sure exactly what a Viking woman would have worn, but we can make a guess based on objects found in graves, from drawings on rune-stones and images on objects. Viking women wore an under-dress, probably made of linen. On top of this they wore an over-dress made of wool, which had shoulder straps that were held in place by a pair of brooches. They do not appear to have worn belts, but had strings of beads hung between the brooches. They also hung other objects, such as, toilet-sets, pendants and needle-cases between the brooches. Women wore a variety of jewellery, including finger-rings, bracelets and even toe-rings. Like the men, they also wore leather shoes. After about AD900, Viking women wore clothes similar to Anglo-Saxon women. A long under-dress made of linen with a long over-dress. Pairs of brooches were no longer worn at this time and women wore belts at the waist.
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![]() Late Anglo-Saxon/Viking Clothes Drawing by Hecate |
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