Carolingian Costumes. Frankish King, Military Leader, Knight.

Carolingian Costumes 751-987.

Carolingian King, Military Leader, Knight in armor and Citizen.

From this period are hardly get clothes. Conclusions are usually obtained by illumination or sculptures. The picture shows a Carolingian king with his sovereign regalia. He wears a crown and holding a stick as a scepter in his hand. Next to him stands a Carolingian military commander in armor and the commander’s staff. Ahead of them are ordinary citizens. The citizens demand that the king is a require arbitration of a contested matter.

The Carolingian fashion of the nobility is still strongly influenced by the Roman fashion, mixed with Germanic and Byzantine styles. The farmers or citizens wear a simple tunic which is belted at the waist, Germanic trousers (Beinlinge) and boots. Leg warmers (Beinlinge) are a leg garment consisting of two legs, not connected. Leg wear are the predecessors of today’s trousers. It is a type of sock or pair of single legs.

The leggings are held by ribbons or straps on a belt. The commander wears armor, a helmet, half-length trousers, a tunic and boots.The king wears the typical Romanic semicircular cloak over a belted tunic. He wears trousers and lacing shoes.

Associated to:

• Europe in the time of Charles the Great 768 – 814 (Maps, Places.).
• The Carolingian fashion period 7th and 8th century.
• The Carolingian fashion period 987 to 1270.
• The Rise of Monachism. Monastic costumes history.
• The First Crusade. The Knights Hospitallers. Knights of Malta.
• The Gallic and Gallo-Roman costume period.
• Frankish Merovingian costume history 4th and 5th century.
• Byzantine costume history. 5th to 6th century.
• King Harold II. Last Anglo-Saxon king of England. (English history)
• 11th to 13th century. Medieval clothing in France.
• Armor in England from the 10th to the 18th century.
• Richard I the Lionheart. Cœur de Lion. (English history)
• German medieval costume history. 11th to 13th century.
• On the history of costumes. From Ancient to the 19th century.
• Fashion History of France. On the history of costumes.