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.
