Kyrtles/Cotes/Gowns

Skjoldehamn

Pattern drawing based on Gjessing.

A "bog-find" that has been Radio Carbon dated to about 995-1029 CE, although it is stylistically similar to clothes from the 13th-14th centuries.  It has gores set in the front and on the sides. It is made of a 4-shafted twill.

• Garment Length (over the shoulders): 106-108 cm (41.7-42.5")
• Hem Circumference: 278 cm (109")
• Waist Circumference: c95 cm (37.4")

Some Sources:

• Gjessing, Gutorm.  "Skjoldehamndrakten, en Senmiddelaldersk Nordnorsk Mannsdrakt."  Viking, Tidsskrift for Norrøn Arkeologi. 2 (1938) pp.27-81
• Holck, Per.  "Myrfunnet fra Skjoldehamn -- Mannlig Same Eller Norrøn Kvinne?"  Viking, Tidsskrift for Norrøn Arkeologi. 51 (1988) pp.109-115.
• Nockert, Margareta and Göran Possnert.  Att Datera Textilier. Oslo: Gidlungs Förlag, 2002.

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Some Clothing of the Middle Ages - Kyrtles/Cotes/Gowns - Skjoldehamn, by I. Marc Carlson, Copyright 1996, 1998, 2005. This code is given for the free exchange of information, provided the Author's Name is included in all future revisions, and no money change hands