Nockert Type two

Tunic

Type 2

According to the typology given in Nockert, Type 2 Tunics are typified as

”Garments consisting of two straight-cut main pieces — front and back — joined together with a shoulder seam. Inserted beetween the main pieces are side gores which, together with the main pieces, help to make up the sleeve holes. Gores inserted to the same height in the main pieces, in the middle of both front and back. Neck slits and pocket slits can occur. Straight sleeve openings. Sleeves cut in one piece — with rounding — tapering downwards, and straight at the ends. Gore under the sleeves.”

This is an outer garment, possibly a surcote or a gardecorps. Dating is difficult, but 13th century to the early 14th century seems to be reasonable. Those with pocket slits date to after the mid-13th century. The length of the garment and the width at its waist suggests some time before the mid-14th century. There are seven examples of this type of tunic; the Ronbjerg tunic, the Moselund tunic, and five of the Herjolfsnes tunics, including Herjolfsnes no.42,Herjolfsnes no.43, Herjolfsnes no.44, and Herjolfsnes no.45.

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Skjoldehamn

Kyrtles/Cotes/Gowns

Skjoldehamn

Pattern drawing based on Gjessing.

A ”bog-find” that has been Radio Carbon dated to about 995-1029 CE, although it is stylistically similar to clothes from the 13th-14th centuries. It has gores set in the front and on the sides. It is made of a 4-shafted twill.

Garment Length (over the shoulders): 106-108 cm (41.7-42.5″)
Hem Circumference: 278 cm (109″)
Waist Circumference: c95 cm (37.4″)

Some Sources:

Gjessing, Gutorm. ”Skjoldehamndrakten, en Senmiddelaldersk Nordnorsk Mannsdrakt.” Viking, Tidsskrift for Norrøn Arkeologi. 2 (1938) pp.27-81
Holck, Per. ”Myrfunnet fra Skjoldehamn — Mannlig Same Eller Norrøn Kvinne?” Viking, Tidsskrift for Norrøn Arkeologi. 51 (1988) pp.109-115.
Nockert, Margareta and Göran Possnert. Att Datera Textilier. Oslo: Gidlungs Förlag, 2002.

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Nockert type one Kirtle / Cotte

Kyrtle/Cote

Type 1

According to the typology given in Nockert, Type 1 cotes are typified as

”A garment comprising a main piece forming the back and front, i.e. without shoulder seams. Side gores inserted between the main pieces, from the lower edge top hip level. Gores inserted to the same height in the middle of the front and back of the main piece. Neck slits can occur, as well as straight sleeve openings. Long sleeves, tapering downwards, with no suggestion of rounding and cut straight at the bottom. Gores under the sleeves.”

There are three examples of this type of cote; the Kragelund cote, the Skjoldehamn cote, the Bocksten cote.

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Kyrtles/Cotes/Tunics/Gowns (in order by type)

”Nockert Type 1”
- Bocksten Bog Man’s Kyrtle (Middle 14th Century)
- Kragelund Man’s Kyrtle (1045-1155 CE (C14 calibrated) or 13th-14th Centuries)
- Skjoldehamn Kyrtle (1000-1210 CE (C14) or 13th-14th Centuries)
”Nockert Type 2”
- Moselund Kyrtle (C-14 1050-1150 CE (C14 calibrated) or Mid-Late 14th Century?)
- Ronbjerg Kirtle (C-14 1280 CE (C14 calibrated) or 1200s)
- Herjolfsnes no. 42 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
- Herjolfsnes no. 43 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
- Herjolfsnes no. 44 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
- Herjolfsnes no. 45 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
”Nockert Type 3”
- St. Louis’s Shirt (Before 1270)
- Herjolfsnes no. 61 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
- Herjolfsnes no. 62 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
”Nockert Type 4”
- Herjolfsnes no. 38 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
- Herjolfsnes no. 39 (1420-1530 CE (C14) or Early Mid-Late 14th Century)
- Herjolfsnes no. 41 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
”Nockert Type 5”
- Herjolfsnes no. 33 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
- St. Birgitta’s Gown (c1330s)
- St. Clare of Assisi’s Gown (before 1253)
- St. Elizabeth of Thuringia’s Gown (before 1230)
- St. Francis of Assisi’s Cowl (d. 1226)
”Nockert Type 6”
- Herjolfsnes no. 37 (Mid-Late 14th Century)
Spanish Garments
- Leanor of Castille’s Saya (Before 1244)
- Fernando de la Cerda’s Aljuba o saya (Before 1275)
- Burial tunic of Archbishop Rodrigo Ximenez de Rada (d.1245)
Surcotes
- Leanor of Castille’s Pellote (Before 1244)
- Fernando’s Pellotes
- Enrique I’s Pellote (Before 1217)
- Fernando de la Cerda’s Pellote (Before 1275)
Other/Fragments
- Herjolfsnes no. 58 (1315-1375 CE (C14) or Early 15th Century)
- Herjolfsnes no. 60 (Early 15th Century)
- Herjolfsnes no. 63 (1260-1340 CE (C14) or Early Early 15th Century)
- Most Holy Virgin’s Dress (11th-12th Century?/16th Century?)
- Moy Bog Garment (Unknown, possibly late 14th-early 15th Centuries?)
- Pourpoint of Charles of Blois (Before 1364)
- Rogart Shirt (14th Century?)
- Skjoldehamn Tunic (1000-1210 CE (C14) or 13th-14th Centuries)
- Soderkoping Kyrtle (c1242 (C14 calibrated))
- Uppsala Gown (c1403-1439)

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