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    • Based on contemporary medieval artwork(see Historical Inspirations below)
    • 3 panel construction for better fit
    • Made of 100% heavy linen outer and 100% cotton lining
    • Padded with all cotton batting
    • Fully padded
    • Also available in a Cotton version
    • Available in Black, Red, Blue, Dark Green, Gold, and White
    • Comes in three sizes
    • Please don’t hesitate to email  call or text us(708) 502-1937) with any questions about stock or availability.

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    Size Chart

     

    Size

    Head(brow) Measurement

    Medium

    21.5-22″ / 55-56 cm

    Large

    22-23″ / 56-58 cm

    XLarge

    23-24″ / 58-61 cm

    Note: take your head measurement at the widest part on the brow. Fit will very with head size and shape – which is why there is some overlap in the sizes. Choose your size based on how you prefer hats to fit – either on the larger or smaller side.

    White, Black, Red, Royal Blue, Burgundy, Purple

    Slate Blue, Sage, Dark Green, Oatmeal, Dark Brown, Gold

    Note: Please note, only some colors are available in the heavier weight linen we use in making this product. Also, with the difficulty of accurately representing colors on a variety of monitors, the color names are meant as descriptions along with the swatches. Please use both when deciding on what color to order. Also, despite how the colors may appear on your monitor the same color names in Wool, Silk and Linen are different and do not exactly coordinate.

    Our heavyweight cotton arming cap is made with the same construction as our cotton gambeson. Its made with an outer layer of heavy cotton canvas and has a medium weight cotton lining. Based on the concept of a padded coif as shown used in a military context in 13th century sources and the three panel coif pattern that is used in later medieval periods. Use it on its own or inside your helmet.

    Read more about our arming clothes in the article The Evolution of Arming Clothes

    Note: Although machine washable, please use only cold water. Machine drying should always be avoided if you want to extend the life of the fabric.

    Drawings after padded coif as depicted in the Maciejowski Bible circa 1250

    Beneath his red Gambeson, This fighter keeps his fighting gear in place with his Pourpoint, Braies and Medieval Shirt . His head is covered in a red linen Arming Cap and his waist belted with a Decorated Belt. He tucks his black Chauses into red Tall Leather Boots

    Beneath his blue Gambeson, This fighter keeps his fighting gear in place with his Pourpoint, Braies and Medieval Shirt . He sports a pair of gold Chauses, and matches his Wool Garters to his dark green Tie Ankle Boots. His waist is cinched in with a Decorated Belt, and he protects his skull with a blue Arming Cap.

    This fighter pairs white and red for his color choice. His white Gambeson covers his Pourpoint, Medieval Shirt, and Braies. He matches not only his red Chauses and red Decorated Belt, but his red Arming Cap, and Tie Ankle Boots as well. A fitting combination for such an esteemed fighter.

    A side view shows the three panel contrsutction of our Arming Cap. This three panel pattern allows for a close fit to the head without comprimosing on historical authenticity. Show also is a red Gambeson

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    ]]>     https://revivalclothing.com/product/linen-arming-cap/feed/ 0     13-14th c. Cotton Arming Cap https://revivalclothing.com/product/cotton-arming-cap/ https://revivalclothing.com/product/cotton-arming-cap/#respond Sat, 15 Dec 2018 03:48:47 +0000 http://revivalclothing.com/?post_type=product&p=30523
    • Based on contemporary medieval artwork(see Historical Inspirations below)
    • 3 panel construction for better fit
    • Affordable price makes it ideal for a new combatant
    • Heavy weight garment tough enough to stand up to hard use
    • Fully padded
    • Also available in Linen
    • Available in Black, Red, Dark Green, and Blue.
    • Comes in three sizes
    • Please don’t hesitate to email  call or text us(708)-502-1937  with any questions about stock or availability.

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    Size Chart

     

    Size

    Head(brow) Measurement

    Medium

    21.5-22″ / 55-56 cm

    Large

    22-23″ / 56-58 cm

    XLarge

    23-24″ / 58-61 cm

    Note: take your head measurement at the widest part on the brow. Fit will very with head size and shape – which is why there is some overlap in the sizes. Choose your size based on how you prefer hats to fit – either on the larger or smaller side.

    Our heavyweight cotton arming cap is made with the same construction as our cotton gambeson. Its made with an outer layer of heavy cotton canvas and has a medium weight cotton lining. Based on the concept of a padded coif as shown used in a military context in 13th century sources and the three panel coif pattern that is used in later medieval periods. Use it on its own or inside your helmet.

    Read more about our arming clothes in the article The Evolution of Arming Clothes

    Note: Although machine washable, please use only cold water. Machine drying should always be avoided if you want to extend the life of the fabric.

    Drawings after padded coif as depicted in the Maciejowski Bible circa 1250

    This closeup of a fighter and his cotton arming cap shows how the cap fits closely to the head for comfort and protection. Partially pictured is his black Cotton Gambeson. Not pictured are essentials that no fighter would go without, which are his Shirt, Braies, Chauses and Tie Ankle Boots.

    Beneath his blue linen Gambeson, This fighter keeps his fighting gear in place with his Pourpoint, Braies and Medieval Shirt . He sports a pair of gold Chauses, and matches his Wool Garters to his dark green Tie Ankle Boots. His waist is cinched in with a Decorated Belt, and he protects his skull with a blue linen Arming Cap.

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    ]]>     https://revivalclothing.com/product/cotton-arming-cap/feed/ 0     Men’s Viking Hat https://revivalclothing.com/product/viking-hat/ https://revivalclothing.com/product/viking-hat/#respond Tue, 13 Nov 2018 08:30:36 +0000 http://revivalclothing.com/?post_type=product&p=28717
    • Based on contemporary medieval artwork and extant examples(see Historical Inspirations below)
    • Hat has a 6 panel design like existing examples
    • Made in Wool
    • Available in a medieval palette of natural and jewel tones
    • If you would like to order this in one of our patterned wools – use that selection in the drop down and specify which pattern(from the swatches below) in the notes of your order.
    • All interior seams finished
    • One size fits most

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    Wool Colors:

    Red, Burgundy, Royal Blue, Hunter Green, Purple, Black

    Dark Brown, Camel, Patterned Wool (Please don’t hesitate to email, call or text us (708-502-1937) with any questions about available patterned wools)

    Our Wool Viking Cap is a perfect accessory for any early period or viking persona. Our Cap is designed using a simple 6 panel style that has been documented since the early iron age. There are several surviving examples of this style of hat from bogs in Denmark and Germany. In artwork it is featured on carvings such as the Oseberg wagon and on Gotland picture stones. It is even referenced in the Kjalnesinga saga. This simple but unique hat is made of 100% wool in a variety of colors to coordinate with your viking ensemble. One size fits most.

    About our Viking Age / Early Medieval Line

    “AD. 793. This year came dreadful fore-warnings over the land of the Northumbrians, terrifying the people most woefully: these were immense sheets of light rushing through the air, and whirlwinds, and fiery dragons flying across the firmament. These tremendous tokens were soon followed by a great famine: and not long after, on the sixth day before the ides of January in the same year, the harrowing inroads of heathen men made lamentable havoc in the church of God in Holy-island (Lindisfarne), by rapine and slaughter.” – The Anglo Saxon Chronicle

    In the late 8th century, Scandinavian sea-pirates sacked the island monastery of Lindisfarne, heralding in the so-called Viking Age, a term applied to the eighth through eleventh centuries, in which Norsemen traders and raiders, explored Europe, and settled in Normandy, Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland, and Vinland. To the east, they set themselves up as the rulers of Russian Kiev, pressed into Anatolia and took service as the famed Varangian Guard of the Byzantine Emperors.

    Our new Viking Age product line will be continuously growing with representations of the fashions of the Norse, Anglo-Saxons and Normans civilizations of this period. Regardless of which of these cultures one portrays, there are a number of common truths for Northern European fashion in this period. Linen was the most fabric for clothing, followed by a variety of different weight wools used for overtunics, cloaks and overdresses. Silk, as an extremely rare, luxury fabric, was only used for small trim or accents.

    The period leading to the Viking Age was a conservative one, with localized cultures and limited trade. Consequently, many similarities of cut and fit exist between late Roman era Germanic dress and Viking era, Scandinavian clothes, until very late in the period.

    Read more about Viking culture in our From the Pen of History article: The Gift of a Shirt

    Drawing after Hats from the bog, Soegaard Moses, Denmark – a skin cap found on a body in a viking era bog (partially reconstructed)

    Drawing after find at Tollmund, Denmark circa 3-400 B.C.

    A viking man shows off his complete linen wardrobe, topped with a patterned wool cap. He wears a brown tunic, held closed with a brooch, over a pair of burgundy linen pants, the calf’s of which are wrapped by a pair of black wool leg wraps. he finishes the look with a Dark green and blue viking coat, held closed with a brown leather belt, and a pair of viking boots.

    A man shows off his hunter green wool cap, with a black wool tunic held closed with a simple round brooch.

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    • Based on contemporary medieval find(see Historical Inspirations below)
    • Made in 100% Lightweight Linen
    • Perfect for keeping your hair off your neck and tidy
    • Can be tied or pinned
    • One size fits most
    • Colors: White, Oatmeal

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    Our St. Birgitta’s Cap is modeled after a existing cap that is believed to belong to St. Birgitta of Sweden that is kept as a relic today.  The cap dates to between the 13-16th centuries.  There are medieval period sources depicting the St. Birgitta’s Cap from Italy, France, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.  It was most likely common throughout all of medieval Europe.  Women in the middle ages always covered their hair and a plain white cap or coif with straps can commonly be seen in medieval artwork such as the Maciejowski Bible.  The St. Birgitta’s Cap is a great way to keep your hair off your neck in hot weather.  Adding headwear to your medieval garb adds to the authenticity and complete look of the outfit.  The St. Birgitta’s Cap can be worn for a variety of different time periods and places.  It can also be worn as a foundation layer to attach a veil to.  Our St. Birgitta’s Cap is generously sized and can be adjusted using the straps for all head types.  Our cap ties closed in the back but you could also use pins or sew the straps together to form a loop. 

    To wear the St. Birgitta’s Cap first start with your hair up in a bun or braids at the back of your head.  Put the cap on and cross the straps in back.  Pull the straps to the front and cross them again.  Pull them to the back of the head either above or below the bag that holds your hair and secure the straps by tying, pinning or sewing.  The cap needs to fit snugly or it will tend to slip down your hair.

    A surviving example of St. Birgitta’s Cap

    A woman in profile, shows her white St. Birgitta’s cap, tightly tied at the base of her neck, and the neckline of her basic kirtle.

    A woman shows off her dark blue kirtle, belted at the waist, with her hair covered by our St. Birgitta’s cap.

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