Discovering Anglo-Saxon Clothing: Materials and Styles

Explore the clothing worn by Anglo-Saxons, including materials like wool and natural fibers, and different styles for men and women. Learn about tunics, dresses, leggings, brooches, and more. Get creative by designing your own Anglo-Saxon outfit for a party using the inspiration from historical images provided.

• Anglo-Saxon clothing
• historical fashion
• wool garments
• natural fibers
• outfit design

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1. Friday 9thMarch 2012 All will be able to recognise what clothing Anglo Saxons wore. Most will identify why Anglo Saxons wore particular clothing. Some will be able to identify the status of Anglo Saxon clothing.

2. People wore clothes made from woollen cloth or animal skins. Men wore tunics, with tight trousers or leggings, wrapped around with strips of cloth or leather. Women wore long dresses. Women spun the wool from sheep and goats to make thread.

3. Clothing styles varied from region to region. For instance, an Anglian woman fastened her dress with a long brooch. A Saxon woman used a round brooch. Clothing also changed over time. These clothes were made out of natural fibres like wool, flax (linen) and cotton. We still use these fibres today to make clothes but back in those days, they were the only types of material available to everyone.

5. These images show clothes worn by Saxons.

6. 1) What materials were clothes made from in Anglo Saxon time? 2)Describe the clothes Anglo Saxon men and women used to wear. Keywords to include: natural fibres, wool, round brooch, long brooch, leather, tunics, leggings, dresses. 10 mins REMEMBER: Write in full sentences. Capital letter at the beginning of your sentence.

7. Using the images you have seen today to design yourself an outfit to wear to an Anglo-Saxon party. Colour this in and stick it in to your book. Extension Task: Label different parts of your outfit and write a few sentences to explain why you have designed this particular outfit for the party. 20 min