Contents

THE VIKINGS

'A VIKING AT DRUMSHEE'

Worksheet 4

Dark Ages in Europe/Golden Age in Ireland

TIMELINE

Century

10 AD

DRESS

Read & Write


1 What are hose?




2  What held a woman's apron in place?




3  What was the cloak made from?



4  What was the tunic made from?



5 Did men wear brooches?

Fact File

Men:
Hose like leggings, often held tightly to the leg with leather strips.
Tunic  like a long shirt, made from linen - often dyed red. sometimes an over-tunic was worn and that was of leather.
Cloak This was made from wool and fastened at the shoulder with a brooch.
Women
Tunic or dress was full length.
Apron worn over the tunic and fastened with two brooches at the shoulders.
Cloak made from wool.

Draw...!

Draw a picture of a woman's dress and apron. Don't forget the brooches.

Explore...!

Try making a Viking class picture  with each pupil contributing either a Viking man or woman.Find a picture in a book from the library and copy the clothes from this.

Imagine......!




Imagine that you a Viking child and you are going to have new clothes. Write a description of them.


Write a description of a beautiful brooch. What would it be made from?