Early Middle Ages Clothings & Shoes

Various tribes of nomads who fought the Roman Empire and started populating Europe had developed their own clothing and attire. Cold weather and sheep herding traditions led them to rely on wool as their primary fabric. Most of their garments were made from wool. The tunic, which was the main garment in the Roman Empire, was made of either one or two rectangles of wool with a hole in the center for the head, and was sewn on both sides. The tunic was the main garment for both men and women throughout the Early Middle Ages and Viking Ages. People wore a thin undertunic and a heavier tunic on top. The tunics varied in length, with women\\\'s tunics reaching to the ground and men\\\'s tunics gradually becoming shorter,so that at the end of the period they looked more like a modern shirt.Men and women wore the tunics belted. Men typically wore leg coverings in form of simple trousers.