Getting Dressed in 7th Century Britain 

Same with famous works of art in general 😁

Same, that was such a good idea to include it !

Was this sutton hoo? Im trying to figure it out

@@rebeccanater Yeah I think

@@rebeccanater yeah it was, it's a completed replica of the Sutton Hoo helmet

Me too… I’ll be looking out for that type of jacket to research and sew.

My thoughts exactly!

I'd love to wear a renaissance shirt or traditional Japanese attire. Both seem really comfy for hot and humid times... Either way, our modern clothing is certainly not the peak of evolution. Raincoats that don't even keep the butt dry, summer attire that sticks to your moist skin, and shoes that cripple your feet are certainly neither comfy nor practical...

@@edi9892 You might have a point there... lots of plastic in our clothes nowadays, too. But it's very expensive and/or time consuming to get to get quality clothes tailor made as they did in the past. We all have to work, there's no-one to stay home and take care of all the spinning. :D

@@cookiessprite Well, that's half true... In some ways, we can afford today more than a king (climate-controlled rooms, running water, electricity, travelling around the world, eating exotic fruits...) But on the other hand, we can afford less than our grandparents, where in many cases the woman was merely a housewife and yet the average income was enough for a house with garden, etc... The average person in the middle ages did not possess many outer garments, so much so that people were often described by their attire, rather than actual features. If you borrow a machine and got some skill in tailoring, you could make an entire collection of functional and fancy clothes for a bargain price, but if you pay for costume tailored attire, then you'll pay a fortune... I honestly consider starting to make some attire by myself. Nothing too fancy, but hopefully comfy... My biggest problem is that I can't get any fitting clothing off the shelf anyway being close to 7ft tall, especially trousers are a huge problem. Except for that I still managed to acquire a complete 1920s attire set for rainy days and really think that people with modern rain clothes are missing out...

Also... They would laugh their ass off by the interpretation of all the items that purportedly have religious meaning.

yes, humans have lived and died for a millennia. So fascinating

Soon we will be those people, no one will remember us in 100 year our children will probably die and their children won't have no idea who we were that crazy

I don't think we can compare past generations to any of our young people today!

almost every human who has ever lived has vanished into the abyss of time with no remaining indication that they even existed. the same will be true for most of us. and eventually our entire species. but dont let it get you down. we are designed for the here and now not the future. so live your best life in the moment. dont worry where your atoms will go in the future.

one day we will be with them

Beautifully said!

Thankfully improving technology and innovation is getting us a little more information.

Unfortunately, with all of our polyester now, future generations will know EXACTLY what we wore because it won’t decompose 😭

Bog or Moor will preserve the fabric to a degree

@@HrLBolle But Sutton Hoo is neither bog nor moor.

Exactly! Sometimes I'll just gather a bunch of stuff from my closet and turn it into a victorian era dress because I feel like it. Its by no means historically accurate but its fun to get creative with how I dress.

Well... That's not true lol. Dressing that unconventionally would be a huge safety risk for me and many other people. But if you want to get some of the same vibe without standing out so much, Nordic sweaters and jackets have many of the same features. Even the toggles on the placket are similar.

@@no_peace why would it be a safety risk?

Pre-modern silhouettes? For men? You hardly get past 1920s fashion, let alone something like this.

@@no_peace Safety risk?

I had the same thought!

This was something I learned in a young age actually. I'm a Muslim living in a Muslim country where we learn the teachings and rulings of Islam. There are authentic hadeeths (teachings and sayings of the prophet) that show us that charms did exist at the time and place (7th century in Arabia). It also shows us that charms are impermissible in Islam, as well as other wrong practices people used to do before Islam, like for example canceling a voyage or even a marriage because an owl or crow was sighted. Many Muslim scholars have used much of their time to study the hadeeths of the prophet and judge their authenticity. As a person who likes learning about history, I love reading the authentic hadeeths of the prophet and the stories of his companions. Yes they lived in the 7th century, but we get to learn much of them, their lives, their sayings, their families, their friends, and quite a lot. Like how they used to brush their teeth, what they used to clean with, what they used to eat, what they used to wear and what children used to play with (swings were there in the 7th century!). I advise you to read about hadith studies and Isnad from trustworthy Muslim websites, as they are a study that helped many historical scholars in their studies, and of course not only historical scholars. I advise you to read about hadith studies in Islam, and to ask a Muslim scholar about it.

Umm why are u shocked? Most ancient cultures were beaded braslates and jewelry

I immediately thought of Pandora bracelets when she said the charms were accrued over time and were meaningful to the wearer lol

@@suhani551 I think she means what some call charms, which can come in a form of a beaded necklace or other things, and the difference between them and other beaded bracelets are that wearing them is connected with certain beliefs and for purposes other than beauty as well.

As someone who has clothing and shoes much like those shown here (in the style of late iron age southern Scandinavia), I can assure you that it is actually even more comfortable than it looks; especially if the garments are custom made for your body in high quality fabric. This is also surprisingly easy to sew on your own, even with limited prior experience - although I recommend practicing on a cheaper fabric before you start cutting into your fancy hand woven wool or stone washed linen.

Middle east women still dress like this.

I love the shoes!

These are the Anglo-Saxons; they were made up of many pagan Germanic tribes that migrated from Northern Europe to England after the Roman Empire abandoned Britain and left her open to foreign invaders. The Roman Empire itself completely collapsed soon after; this period is known as the “Dark Ages” because of a supposed decline in culture and society as well as very few written documents to go off. The Anglo-Saxons, who had wonderful craftsmanship and produced beautiful garments, began arriving on the east coast of Britain in the 5th century at many locations up and down the whole country and did battle, as well as culturally intermixed, with the native Celtic Britons. I’m sure you’ve heard of King Arthur? His existence is disputed but the story goes like this: he was a British king who led the fight against the Germanic invaders and won a famous battle at Badon Hill wish resulted in half a century of peace. Unfortunately for the Britons, the Anglo-Saxons eventually succeeded in conquering most of the country thus forming their own Germanic Kingdoms of Wessex, Essex, Sussex, East Anglia, Kent, Mercia and Northumbria. By the 7th century, most of the Anglo-Saxons had converted to Christianity and the church became a very powerful entity of everyday life. Gone were the ways of Anglo-Saxon paganism where they worshipped gods such as Wøden, Freya and Thor etc. In the 10th century, these kingdoms were all merged together by the dominant Kingdom of Wessex to form the Kingdom of England. Interesting fact: the word England stems back to the Anglo-Saxons who who spoke “Anglisch” - known today as Old English; also, England was known as “land of the Angles” or “Anglaland”.

Was thinking the same,

Not to mention how similiar the Gods were. Thunor/Thor, Frigga/Freya, Woden/Odin.

@@Etheral101 well we germans moved south from Skandinavia. Some of us left for the british isles. So the culture didn't change too much over the seperation.

@@Etheral101 Frigg and Freya are different godesses from each other in Scandinavia.

@@lottalarsson4121 I thought theyd figred they were one and the same as they were both Odins wife. Any who, in Anglo Saxon its Frigg. With a day of the week being named after her.

@@Etheral101 Not in Scandinavia. Freya was her own godess and it has not been clarified here that she was married to Oden too.

It's probably Rædwald who's being buried. He was an East Anglian king who died in about 625, and was buried at what's now called Sutton Hoo. That helmet at the end was his.

Interesting! Certain types of brooches are also called fibula/fibulae in English (it's a Latin word), but it's a term you'd usually see in an academic setting, not one that most regular English-speakers know.

I think I must clarify something - the traditional clothing of Western and Eastern Slavs is vastly different from that of Southern Slavs. Maybe except parts of Ukraine, but it's rather an exception. South Slavs wear clothing that's pretty similar to the rest of the Balkans. Many of its elements, especially the less known ones, are at least two millennia old and typically Balkan. Examples would be the fustanela, the leather shoes and the extravagant female headdress.

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Haha

I was so said when I heard it, and cried.

My class studied Beowulf when I was 7 years old. I'll never forget it.

I thought that was Beowulf and I was right.

Yes I recognized it also. Particularly the closing line, which I think I used in a college essay 😅

@@ktktktktktkt damn, 7?! One of the lit classes in my high school is covering it, and I only read Tolkien's translation on my own this summer!

Even if they haven't survived, there's no reason to think early medieval English people wouldn't have had socks. It's a chilly island, and socks have been a thing for a long long time.

Yes, but remember that before 13th century, southern England was warmer than the following centuries, so in Summer they didn't use socks, the young woman in this case was probabilly from a well being family, a peasant woman would've had sandals or sort of clogs (or barefoot, expecially if unmarried, but this wasn't the case, being an important cerimony)

The low front opening isn't surprising when you consider that women's clothing always considers the problem of pregnancy and nursing.

@@spencerfrankclayton4348 fate is inexorable

@@elwolf8536 "Valar morghulis" in High Valyrian.

Not that practical on the beach though.

All it takes, is to make it. I plan on making the jacket after my current project is finished. Although I may not wait and just make it anyway. It’s lovely

I think what they are probably really saying is they wish it was socially acceptable to dress like this today.

The actress is wearing bra and panties.

@@carlklein3346 I mean they had breast bands, and people go commando today

​@@phoebesmith9089 no society never change the dress code. Feminism changed it. Women always dressed modestly throughout history. And men also dressed modestly too

@Hail Lobster They're always talked about, I could be wrong but are you one of those individuals who considers themselves an "anglo -saxon" despite them all being dead?

@@MrUnkownUnknown People in the UK are a mixed bunch. Our blood line/genetic inheritance is not the same as the culture into which we're born. And since Netflix everyone wants be a Viking! Even Liverpool was once in the Danelaw. Lots of Scandi names in my area. R Mersey, boundary river. Nth bank separated it from Mercia. Ormskirk, Meols (sand) Hoscar, Bescar,. (Kjar brushwood marshy area). Litherland (hlidr, smooth,. Thurstaton Thors,steinton. The old saying, 'just because you were born in a stable doesn't make you a horse'! Although I prefer period pre Norman conquest 1066. Even they were descendants of Rollo, William's supporters no doubt looking to be rewarded from some of the spoils.

It's incredibly comfortable.

From my understanding wool will keep you warm even when wet. Maybe a woolen cap? Or for the wealthy maybe hooded wool cloak? Incidentally, cloaks are meant to cover the front and back of a person, were longer, and may or may not, have a hood. Capes covered only the back and were generally shorter, reaching to about the waist.

@@deespaeth8180 Hm... maybe you wanted to comment the video and tagged me by accident?

@@deespaeth8180 i think you meant to reply to another comment i saw about what they would do when it rains haha

Maybe not the stability part....

@@GalacticExplorer83 Friend I think stability can mean plenty of things

That's total horseshit. You have it way more simple than them. You can get away with sending a couple of e mails a day and that's it. Water, power, information all just comes to you as if by magic. They had to think about those things and a thousand others, you don't need to worry about. Stuff wasn't stable for them at all, people died way more unpredictably. And I don't think people were ever more obsessed with "identity" than right now.

​@@HrLBolleThere was more monotony over several generations. But for the individual there was way less stability. Plenty of babies and children died, you were dependent on the whether etc.

no, not at all

Thanks. Still feels a bit weird though😅😅

With the bugs around here, I'd keep the veil too!

Ha Ha. I just said the same thing before seeing your post.

I was going to comment the same thing too.

Yes, looks comfortable & feminine. I'd wear this too, especially in the fall/winder & I'd keep the veil. Love the shoes.

Me too! Looks comfortable, practical and pretty.

Because it likely would have been Roman influenced in those outposts and towns taken over or established by Romans, or maintained Celtic village styles. There likely wouldn’t have been a ubiquitous “British” fashion. Much more specific.

@@parryyotter even as late as the 5th-6th century? Sub-Roman Britain is after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West. You think Roman influence lasted for that long afterwards? TBH even Celtic style in that era is difficult to research.

@@parryyotter Roman fashion over the empire was strictly hairstyles which could be copied from coins if you were a rome groupie. But clothes differed because climates differed and Romans off duty wore local clothes for comfort. Rome withdrew from what was left of her British territory long before 5th C. Thankfully we got rid of their barbaric laws so reparition came back in Celtic Britain rather than lopping bits off offenders. Alas the Saxons were into barbaric legal systems and trial by torture stayed for far too long.

Not just modesty, it helped keep twigs and dirt and crap our of your hair, and since there weren't bathrooms and shampoo in those days, hair didn't get washed much if ever.

Same but…I’m a 21 year old woman. Does that mean I’m turning into a boring middle aged man?😆

@@lucamara6424 I suppose that being a boring middle-aged can just be a state of mind!

I would totally wear it today, if I had it.

You can wear it. I wear Norman style dress on a daily basis, no reason you couldn't wear Saxon if you wanted to. I prefer comfort over modern fashions and have never had anything but complimentary remarks about my dress style.

@@persephoneee3743 Easily made, begin with cotton fabrics if you're making it from search, sheets from the local supermarket/home store are cheap. I began with them and they now are worn as shifts/petticoats underneath one of three or four dresses I have slowly saved up for and made from linen. Wool is my next major purchase, will make a couple more from that for winter wear. Wearing cotton underneath means the outer garments don't get as dirty and don't need washing as often. Comfortable and environmentally friendly, plus saves money.

@@ABC1701A Hit the thrift stores, too, for fabrics. I buy old cotton and silk items to cut up into strips and weave into new items. Even more ecological than buying new fabrics. Just give them a couple of good hot washes and trips through the dryer to sanitize them.

@@downtime86stars17 or if you are lucky to have it hang on a line outdoors in sun wind and rain for 3 days and it will be cleansed