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Anglo-Saxon life

Anglo-Saxon dress
Clothing styles varied from region to region and also changed throughout the Anglo-Saxon period. These are the costumes worn by early Angle settlers. Roll-over each image to find out what the Anglo-Saxons wore.
As the Anglo-Saxons adopted the Christian religion their dress styles changed. Women started to wear costumes that revealed less of their body and covered their heads.
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Simple leather shoes. A shawl fastened with a pin or brooch. A simple woollen or linen tunic. A leather belt used to hang keys and tools from. Beads and necklaces made from amber and glass. Brooches on the shoulders to fasten the gown. Simple leather shoes. A close fitting pair of trousers. A leather belt from which a knife was often hung. A simple woollen or linen tunic. A cloak fastened with a pin or brooch.


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