11th century underwear

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11th century underwear

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Hi all,

I'm looking for 11th century undergarments.

My time period is 1005 Norse bordering on Norman. I may switch to full Norman soon. I cant seem to find any good resources, did they wear hose and chauses, or just pants, or other.

I want to be as accurate as I can be.

Thank you,
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Authentieke Viking broeken has an amalgamation of information from several different webpages on Viking legwear, and Hurstwic: Clothing in the Norse Era briefly talks about undergarments.
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There was a pair of leather shorts found in conjunction with one of the ship finds, was there not?
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There was an interesting discussion on this subject at http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=49506
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