Regia Anglorum Authenticity Guide 2015

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Womens Clothing - Mid (9801041AD)


Encouraged Optional Allowable Unacceptable
(Very Common) (Less Common) (Interpreted or Rare)
Bareheaded women /
teenage girls

Veils worn over Headscarves [POOR] Obviously dyed hair


Veil or wimple over a cap,
Head

headscarf or wide decorative headbands Hoods [POOR] Makeup


headband and that shows [RICH] Any tie or fillet worn over
Veils with long tails
the throat [RICH] the head covering
Bead necklace
Palla
Shift made from linen, Other decoration
Under Shift

Different colour square or


ankle length with a bias
Dyed a light colour or round facing Visible shift above mid-
edged keyhole or oval
neck hole bleached Dyed a strong colour calf
Natural linen Embroidery [RICH] Short visible shift, just Pleated underdress
above the ankle [POOR] Brooch worn at throat
Tight sleeves with rucking
Dress to mid shin (must Tight sleeves
be worn with ankle length Norman style dress
shift) Dress made from linen
Decorated hem with an Dress above mid-shin
Woollen ankle length Decorated with:
dress with keyhole or oval - Decorative seams embroidered facing or Different coloured gores
Dress

neck hole and loose - Braid braid [RICH] or sleeves


sleeves to mid forearm - Tablet weave (1 to 3 Decorative brooch Other decoration
colours) [RICH] including chunky wool
Embroidery [RICH]
- Brocaded tablet
Dress to mid forearm and Hangerock or oval
weave [RICH]
- Embroidery [RICH] mid shin with no visible brooches
- Silk ribbons [RICH] under shift [POOR] [R]

Braided or woven textile


Cloth sash in same girdle (no dangling ends)
Belt & Bags

material as garment worn Chunky wool girdle


Hidden leather tie belt
with - dress or mantle Leather belts with buckles
No belts or girdles Small drawstring or
Leather or cloth satchels Box pouch
tagged pouches
or sacks
Forged snips in sheath Modern snips or scissors
Drawstring pouch
Small knife in sheath
Trefoil brooches
Cloak

Cloaks clasped at the Cloak pinned with a pin or Equal armed brooches
Mantles
chest with disc brooch penannular Backtrains
Different coloured lining

Trousers or hose if
Legs

Bare legs hidden


Leg bindings

Nlebound socks
Tall boots (higher than
Low shoes or ankle boots Ankle boots (up to top of
Shoes

top of ankle bone)


(to bottom of ankle bone) ankle bone) th
12 C. or later patterns
Bare feet Foot wraps or sock bags th
8 C. or earlier patterns
Footed hose or half hose

[R] = Restricted; [RICH] = Thegn / Odalsbondi / Hauldr ; [POOR] = Bonded / Serf / Slave

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Mens Clothing - Mid (9801041AD)


Encouraged Optional Allowable Unacceptable
(Very Common) (Less Common) (Interpreted or Rare)
Cloth Phrygian caps
Linen or leather hoods
Obviously dyed hair
Skull caps
Head

Bead necklaces
Bare headedness Wool hoods Straw hats [POOR][R]
Frisian caps
Necklace with 2 beads
Nlebound caps [R]
Pointed hats [E] [RICH]
Fur caps
Shirt as outer garment
Under Shirt

Natural or bleached shirt with hem ending up to 2 Different colour round or


made from linen with a above the knee Shirts visible below tunic
square facing
bias edged keyhole or Front split
Shirt made from wool Dyed a strong colour
oval neck hole Other decoration
Dyed a light colour Embroidery [RICH]
Side split
Shirts with skirt gores
Tunics made of linen
Tunics with faced round
keyhole style neck hole
Neck hole closed with ties Loose sleeves
Decorated with: Different coloured gores
- Decorative seams or sleeves
Tunics made of wool
- Braid Tight sleeves with no Shorter than 2 above
Rucked up to knee length - Tablet weave (1 to 3 rucking knee level when unbelted
Tunic

with tight rucked sleeves colours) Tunic closed with Front splits
Keyhole or oval neck hole - Brocaded tablet authentic hook & eye
with bias edging weave [RICH] Brooch worn at throat
Side split [R] Decorated with:
Tunics with faced square - Embroidery [RICH]
keyhole style neck hole - Silk ribbons [RICH] - Chunky wool
Rucked tunics with hems - facing, braid or
that end up to 2 above embroidery around
the knee the hem
Simple embroidery
around the skirt (but not
around the hem)
Visible leather belt or
Belt & Bags

Visible buckled leather Belts knotted around the


cloth tie [E]
Buckled leather belt or belts or cloth tie [V] buckle
Split end leather belts
cloth tie hidden by tunic Leather or cloth satchels Long hanging belt end
or sacks Belts with metal plates [V]
Small knife in sheath Chunky wool belt
Drawstring pouch Drawstring or tagged
Box pouch
pouches worn on belt
Pinned with metal or bone Cloaks pinned at chest Viking jackets
Rectangular cloaks pin Fur or piled wool lining Mantles
Cloak

pinned at shoulder with


Cloak ribbons [RICH] Pinned with penannular
disc brooch [E] Cloaks pinned at hip
Edged with different Different coloured linings
Hanging length from waist Different coloured lining
coloured facing [RICH][R]
to knee Leather or fur cloaks
Cloaks with tassels Hooded mantle [POOR][R]
Linen trousers or hose
Wool trousers or hose
tight to legs with leg Tight leather hose worn
Wool trousers or hose Viking baggy trousers
with spurs [RICH]
Legs

bindings tight to legs with no leg


bindings Elaborate ties or leather Loose legged trousers
Trousers or hose with
integral feet garter below knee [RICH] Cross gartering
Bare legs [POOR] Non-visible Braies worn
on their own
Ankle boots (up to top of Tall boots (higher than
Shoes

Low shoes or ankle boots


ankle bone) top of ankle bone)
(to bottom of ankle bone) th
Nlebound socks 12 C. or later patterns
Bare feet th
Foot wraps or sock bags 8 C. or earlier patterns
[R]= Restricted; [E]= English; [V]= Viking; [N]= Norman; [RICH]= Thegn / Odalsbondi / Hauldr ; [POOR]= Bonded / Serf / Slave

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Wargear - Mid (9801041AD)


Encouraged Optional Allowable Unacceptable
(Very Common) (Less Common) (Interpreted or Rare)
Conical helm riveted Boar crested helm
Helm

panels / welded panels or Domed helm riveted Great Polish helm [V] [R]
single piece Coppergate helm
Helms without nasals Hardened leather cap
Helms with aventails Spectacle helm

Mail shirt with integral coif


Leather jack or leather Separate coif
padded gambeson worn Front split mail shirt
Mail shirt length from as armour
Armour

below groin to knee 6 - 8mm riveted Vandyked mail shirt


Leather jack, leather or Cloth padded gambeson
Unsplit or side split worn as armour [R] Splinted arms or legs
cloth padded gambeson
6 - 8mm alternating worn under mail Butted / riveted links up to Lamellar / Scale
riveted & welded 10mm Cuir Boilli / Plate
Simple leather gloves Full length mailed sleeves
Mail covered gloves
Large round shields that Smaller shields that dont
Painted in Ringerike, Kite shield
extend past the elbow by cover the elbow
2 or more Mammen or Winchester Unbossed shield
Flat round shields [E]
Shield

art styles [RICH] Rectangular or oval


Flat round shield [V] Nailed on leather or
Painted in other simple shields
Lenticular round shield [E] rawhide edge
geometric design Painted in Celtic knotwork
Sewn on leather or Painted in a cross [E] or
Painted in 4 or more Painted in other art style
rawhide edge radiating curved lines [V]
colours [R] or design
Painted in a single colour Painted in up to 3 colours
2-handed spears with
Spear

1-handed spear 2-handed winged spears blade of 8 16 [after


with blade of 8 16 1/1/2017] Angon
Angular shaped heads [after 1/1/2017]
Leaf shaped heads
Seaxes with blades up to
Seaxes with blades from Double edged knives
12 [until 1/1/2017]
7 to 10 Un-sheathed knives
Knife

Worked antler handles


Wood handles Bone Handles Unworked antler handles
Undecorated sheath
Decorated knife sheath Wooden handles with
horizontally hung Composite wood / bone /
bark
stone handles [RICH]
Disc pommels
th th
Late 10 or early C11th C9 sword types
Sword

sword types Unscabbarded swords


Early C10th sword types Langseax [E][RICH]
Swords on baldrics Single edge swords
Swords on sword belts Leather scabbard
Composite wooden / Painted scabbards
leather plain scabbard Elaborately decorated
scabbards
Broadaxe (Dane axe) [V] Hand axes with beards Francisca
Other

[E, post 1016AD]


Hand axes without beards Leather axe loops Metal axe rings
Axes hafted with wooden
wedges Edge protector for axe Maces

Self-bow with arrows in


Missile

quiver Re-curve Self-bow


Crossbows
Bodkin heads Slings
Javelins

[R]= Restricted; [E]= English; [V]= Viking; [N]= Norman; [RICH]= Thegn / Odalsbondi / Hauldr ; [POOR]= Bonded / Serf / Slave

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