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Viking shoes from hedeby and coppergate patterns.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:25 am
by mercenary
Does anyone have any good pattern for either boot/shoe? Nowhere on the web is such a thing.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:32 am
by Maeryk
since I'm not sure exactly what shoe that is.. did you look here?
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOM3.HTM
Maeryk
Re: Viking shoes from hedeby and coppergate patterns.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:45 am
by Karen Larsdatter
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:53 pm
by mercenary
Sorry; here's a pic (from Dawn of Time Crafts.):
[img]http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/4774/shoes02.jpg[/img]
The first is the Coppergate, and the second is the Hedeby/Haithabu.
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:11 pm
by Halvgrimr
IIRC there are an ungodly number of different patterned shoes from Hebedy/Haithabu
My copy of Die Lederfunde von Haithabu is at work but I can post pics of the various patterns Monday if you want.
Halv
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:28 am
by Egfroth
As far as I'm aware, the Coppergate ankle boot only had one toggle, not two.
However, here is a pair of (differing) reconstructed patterns from a marvellous book called "Stepping Through Time".
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:31 am
by Egfroth
And here's one I've used myself to make a pair of Coppergate boots.
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:32 pm
by Buran
The York Archeological Trust (YAT) have a book out on the leatherfinds of York. They seem to indicate that the toggle on the "Coppergate" shoes go on the inside of the foot, rather than the outside, that is the big toe side, not the little toe side. I don't have this book so I can't verify. Also the Hedeby high boot seems to be a woman's shoe.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:03 am
by Halvgrimr
Buran wrote: Also the Hedeby high boot seems to be a woman's shoe.
--hmmm
Last reading I did on it suggested it was a child's boot.
But its been a while so I guess the thinking could have changed
Halv
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:02 pm
by Buran
You may be thinking of the Coppergate Cap or coif, which was only found with a child.
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:01 pm
by Tyrkir
Buran is correct, the toggles (and the side seam) for that style of shoe were on the instep for every complete shoe found at York.. bits of >90 pairs found as well. Some pairs had two toggles as well.
IMHO the book to get is Leather and Leatherworking in Anglo-Scandinavian and Medieval York ISBN 1-902771-36-2.
If you have the time I recommend making lasts, much much easier to get the shoe the right shape.