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[[Image:Men900.jpg|thumb|200px|A man from 900 AD]]
 
[[Image:Men900.jpg|thumb|200px|A man from 900 AD]]
Men wore a sort of tight fiting shirt and trousers called braccos, which were bound tight to the leg with thongs of leather. Over the shirt they wore a tunic, which was like a woman's super-tunic, but shorter.  Men's cloaks could be in a variety of shapes including square, oblong, and semicircular.
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Men wore a tight fiting shirt as an undergament. Over the shirt, they wore a tunic, which was like a woman's super-tunic, but shorter.  On their legs, they wore loose trousers called braccos, which were bound tight to the leg with thongs of leather.  Men's cloaks could be in a variety of shapes including square, oblong, and semicircular.
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Shoes for men and women were fairly simple.  They were really no more than slippers, with soft soles that offered no protection or support.  Many of the poor simply went barefoot.  Shoes were little more than ornaments for the rich.  Boots were also available, but again they were flimsy by modern standards.
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Shoes for men and women were fairly simple.  They were really no more than slippers, with soft soles that offered minimal protection or support.  Many of the poor simply went barefoot.  Shoes were little more than ornaments for the rich.  Boots were also available, but again they were flimsy by modern standards.
       
== Anglo-Norman England - 1000 AD ==
 
== Anglo-Norman England - 1000 AD ==
 
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