03-30-2005, 05:30 PM
Dear friend,<br>
Kothornoi are assosiated with the ancient Greek theater mostly. Ancient Greeks were familiar with the hard boiling of leather to create tough soles if need be.<br>
If you reconstract a Thracian Peltast except boots another<br>
bet would be the tradititonal pig-lether shandals worn over woolen socks called opanquer. They were comon in the villages of both sides of the greco-bulgarian border. They are part of the local national dress. Other visual aids could include photographs of the bulgarian army before WW1 or books with local volk codtume.<br>
An old shoe maker told me that the art is lost in the depths of time. Also traditional socks of goat gool are very waterproof and were issued to the balkan armies until the second world war.<br>
Remember tradition weigh more heavily at that ime and people used what seemed to be agood idea for very long.<br>
Kind regards<br>
Stefanos <p></p><i></i>
Kothornoi are assosiated with the ancient Greek theater mostly. Ancient Greeks were familiar with the hard boiling of leather to create tough soles if need be.<br>
If you reconstract a Thracian Peltast except boots another<br>
bet would be the tradititonal pig-lether shandals worn over woolen socks called opanquer. They were comon in the villages of both sides of the greco-bulgarian border. They are part of the local national dress. Other visual aids could include photographs of the bulgarian army before WW1 or books with local volk codtume.<br>
An old shoe maker told me that the art is lost in the depths of time. Also traditional socks of goat gool are very waterproof and were issued to the balkan armies until the second world war.<br>
Remember tradition weigh more heavily at that ime and people used what seemed to be agood idea for very long.<br>
Kind regards<br>
Stefanos <p></p><i></i>
