12-07-2010, 03:46 PM
I'm trying to put together a soft kit that would work well for a Germanic tribesman (Anglo-Saxon, Continental Saxon, Frank, or Scandinavian), and I want it to be as versatile as possible. As such, I was hoping to be able to span a couple different points in history with as few pieces of different kit as possible. The time periods I'm interested in are 1st Century, 5th Century-Vendel Period, and 9th Century.
For the 1st Century kit, I already have a tunic with split-side construction, so that's covered.
For the 9th Century kit, I already have plans to make a gusseted tunic.
But for the 5th Century (the time of the Anglo Saxon invasion of England) and the later Vendel Period, which were they wearing? When did Germanic tunics make the transition from split-side, no gussets/gores in sides (like the Thorsberg tunic) to later Viking tunics that had gusseted inserts?
For the 1st Century kit, I already have a tunic with split-side construction, so that's covered.
For the 9th Century kit, I already have plans to make a gusseted tunic.
But for the 5th Century (the time of the Anglo Saxon invasion of England) and the later Vendel Period, which were they wearing? When did Germanic tunics make the transition from split-side, no gussets/gores in sides (like the Thorsberg tunic) to later Viking tunics that had gusseted inserts?
