King of the Danes with crown and sceptre

King of the Danes with crown and sceptre. Purple tunic, crimson mantle, stockings, pointed boots. In their clothes, the Danes are distinguished from the Saxons by their grand magnificence and a penchant for softness. Kings wore superb garments, often embroidered or decorated with a golden fringe. They wore shoes and a type of pointed boots. The mantle was fastened at the right shoulder with a clasp and covered the left shoulder or fell over the chest. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1796

Antique Print Clasp Danes Dark Ages Fasten Mantle Middle Ages Robert Spallart Robert Von Spalart Sceptre

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