What Vikings Would Wear
This is what the wardrobe of a viking in or preparing for battle. They wear chain mail full body tunic under a thick wool tunic. Jarls, or leaders wouls wear a silk and wool cape to show their rank in the village. They also have polished iron helmet to protect they skull area from sword blows, spears and arrows.
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The Viking blacksmiths would either wear either a thin wool tunic or no shirt and a par of thin wool pants. On top of this they usually would wear a apron made of damp plant fibers. They wore this because they new it wouldn't burn if anything bad happened. The blacksmith and the craftsmen wore mostly the same thing, and they were also highly respected in their community, because of what they distribute to everyone.
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