VIKING & MEDIEVAL SHOES

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You don't have to stroll through a bustling medieval market or Viking festival to see: Medieval and Viking fashion is "in". And what about footwear? That is as varied and diverse as the clothing or the different social classes in the Middle Ages. And thanks to the simple fit, the large buckles and leather laces, they are also wonderfully suitable for modern life, so without a medieval market.

Even in the early Middle Ages, sturdy footwear was worn. For example, near the famous Viking settlement of Haithabu in Schleswig-Holstein, archaeologists found a bog body from the fourth century A.D. that was wearing leather breeches. In general, sturdy footwear was emphasized during the Viking Age. The sturdy shoes and boots were made of goatskin and had thick wooden soles. Since Vikings were usually in harsh northern latitudes, the boots were also sometimes higher. The Bundschuh, which was so popular in ancient times, gave way to the closed gag shoe towards the end of the migration of peoples in the sixth century.

In the High Middle Ages (11th-13th century) it suddenly became quite diverse. The knights brought back beaked shoes from their crusades. At first, the soles were simply made of leather. But in order to protect the feet from the cold and the expensive shoes from dirt, the platform sole slowly developed. Thick wooden strips (Trippen) were covered with leather and fastened under the beak shoes. In the later Middle Ages, chunky shoes with such rustic names as bear paws and cow-mouth shoes came into fashion.

The leather was conspicuously thin, since shoes in the Middle Ages were "turn-sewn", i.e. the shoes were first sewn together on the left side and then turned right side out - about the same as a sweater! Of course, the leather was not allowed to be too thick, so that could be turned without Problems.

Medieval shoes are unisex!

Gender-specific shoes did not exist in the Middle Ages - what was worn was what pleased and was practical. Thus, the strappy shoes worn today rather by women were in the Middle Ages preferably worn by men, because they did not interfere with the tight pants fashion of the time. At the same time, women wore clunky low shoes and half boots.

Whether early, high or late Middle Ages, the shoes and boots have one thing in common: leather, leather, leather.

Viking boots or medieval shoes

All our shoes are made of genuine leather. We use nubuck leather, smooth leather and suede. Choose between rubber sole or leather sole for your Viking boot. In the past, suede was also often called suede. It was often used to make shoes leather from deer or deer. Suede is sanded on the lower layer of the hide (flesh side). This creates a fine or even slightly coarser texture of the leather, which is used as the visible side for shoes. Suede looks velvety and is particularly comfortable to wear. Today, mainly the leather of cattle is used, which is particularly stable. Our Viking boots and medieval shoes are made of cowhide.

Different types of medieval shoes and boots

If you've ever visited a medieval market or been to a LARP event, you know how important
you know how important well-fitting and comfortable footwear is. Because your
feet carry you wherever your way takes you. To avoid wet and
and aching feet, you should therefore attach great importance to choosing the right footwear.
footwear.

At Leonardo Carbone you can find a wide range of gauntlet boots, half boots,
Viking boots, pirate boots, medieval boots, ladies shoes and
bundle shoes. It doesn't matter whether you prefer shoes with leather or rubber soles: The important thing is that
It is important that your footwear feels good and provides a pleasant walking experience throughout the day.
This way you can dance with your friends, walk through the busy alleys of medieval markets
medieval markets and have adventures in the middle of woods and meadows.

While leather offers a more authentic replica of the medieval shoes, modern rubber soles convince
modern rubber soles are especially convincing on asphalt and gravel roads. Which footwear you
you decide, of course, depends on your personal taste. Depending on,
where your way leads you, you can decide for a robust sole or on authentic replicas of medieval
authentic replicas of medieval models.

Typical medieval shoes and boots for men and women

No matter if you want to visit a medieval market with your friends or if you want to create an authentic
authentic character at a LARP event: The shoes form
an essential part of your outfit, carry you all day long on your adventures and round off your
adventures and round off your medieval garb.

If you put on the wrong footwear, you will often walk worse, risk aching feet and
often get cold or wet feet. Simple sneakers do not look authentic
authentic, so it is advisable to complement your medieval outfit with the right shoes.
shoes. You do not necessarily have to fall back on shoes that have been reproduced historically correct.
historically correct. You can wear Viking boots and reversible shoes. But you can also
modern rubber soles.

Since leather was the main material used in the Middle Ages, leather shoes look especially authentic.
authentic. No matter if you wear a beak shoe, a bund shoe, a half boot or a gauntlet boot: shoes made of
leather shoes spread a medieval flair that gives you the feeling of slipping into a different role.
role. And that even if your leather shoes have modern and robust rubber soles.
rubber soles.

By the way, in the Middle Ages there were no gender-specific shoes. Ladies and gentlemen
simply wore the footwear that was practical and pleasing. While women in the Middle Ages
models that resembled half-boots and half-slippers, strappy sandals, which are nowadays
sandals, which are increasingly worn by women today, were especially popular among men.
men in particular. The reason for this preference can be found in the fact that
Strappy sandals could be optimally combined with the often tight-fitting pants.

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