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Viking life

Viking clothes
Find out what the Viking wore by rolling over the images below.

Linen or woollen tunic Baggy or narrow trousers A leather belt from which a sword or purse may be hung. Fur cloak fastened with a large brooch. Beards and moustaches were popular. Leather shoes Head scarf Loose woollen tunic Leather shoes Row of coloured beads Shoulder brooches to hold tunic in place. Loose linen dress




Everybody - men and women - loved to wear jewellery: rings, bracelets, necklaces and brooches.

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