Viking Male Garb

This is an outfit I made for my boyfriend. It's 10th century Viking garb, and the pieces are: a tunic (pretty basic, but all machine stitches are hidden inside and the cut is period) in orange linen, leg wraps (aka winingas) in wool, and a linen coif. He already had the pants. The trim on the tunic and coif is card woven. I finally found a use for some of the trim I've made over the past couple years!

More pictures here: http://www.faerie-queen.com/orange-viking/

Blue Damask Tunic

I recently made this tunic and coif for my pottery teacher, Master Hroar. The coif is white linen with black decorative stitching. The tunic is made of blue damask fabric that he had stashed away. The construction is true to Viking period patterning. He is a well-to-do merchant and would have had access to brocades, though this particular pattern is slightly anachronistic for that specific period. I added some blue linen and white/gold trim to the edges. I think the color is perfect for him!

I have more pictures on my website here: http://www.faerie-queen.com/blue-damask-tunic/

Viking Girl

I made this Viking dress a couple years ago, but I recently wore it to a Viking themed Yule, and I have some photos to share. This is actually only the second time I wore it because I broke one of my brooches, and it took me forever to get around to fixing it.
The underdress is made of linen, and the two outer layers are wool. The embroidery was done by hand while I was in grad school. I needed something to keep me busy during boring seminars!
Norse history is special to me because I'm half Swedish. While I haven't confirmed my lineage all the way to back to Viking times, I like to believe my ancestors were awesome Vikings.