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Medieval Shift Burglinde Dress with Trumpet Sleeves, Black

This medieval loose-cut dress, length to the floor, is made of light cotton. The skirt piece is adjusted with lateral buds (wedge-shaped/triangular pieces of fabric), allowing for a generous opening. It has a wide neckline to be hidden under the outer piece at neck level. The sleeves feature a loop for individual adjustment. At first quite tight on the upper arm, they fall into a particularly wide enlargement that gives them their characteristic trumpet shape. This change can be worn under an overcoat, a cotehardie or a blaut.

Outer clothing and chemises or shirts with substantially wide sleeves appeared around the twelfth century. They were not only used for fashion purposes, but also as a symbol of higher social status, as the wide sleeves were not suitable for the working classes. In the 12th/13th century, men and women wore plain shirts with trumpet sleeves as underwear to better preserve their increasingly fitted, often richly adorned outer garments. The change usually did not appear under the outer clothing as it would be considered inappropriate. Twelfth-century illustrations of wide sleeves can be found, among others, in the fresco showing Sant'Elena in the basilica of San Lorenzo in Milan or in the illuminated encyclopedia Hortus Peliciarum(circa 1180).

In the 15th century, changes with trumpet sleeves could also be worn under a short-sleeved cotehardie (a tight dress or kirtle with loops or a button clasp in the center of the front) and therefore should be visible as an integral part of the garment. Historical illustrations of wide-sleeves from this period can be found, for example, in Gerard David's painting Madonna with Angels and Saints.

Details:
- Available sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL
- Color: black (also available: blue, natural color)
- Material: 100% cotton
- Total length size M: approx. 150 cm (measured from the highest point of the shoulder to the lower sheath)
- Care instructions: Machine wash at 40°C, gentle cycle, do not dry in the machine

This long medieval dress with waist and contrasting details is made of cotton fabric. The side seams are opened from the hip to the upper arm and have a lace for individual adjustment.

Sword Excalibur, the legendary sword of King Arthur.

Michael 'Tinker' Pearce designed a series of swords made by Hanwei in 5160 steel, which emphasize authenticity, functionality and performance.

To satisfy the sparring and cutting needs of Western martial artists, each of the 7 styles are made in live (sharp) and sparring (blunt) versions and each sword has excellent handling characteristics. The carefully controlled heat treatment of 5160 steel (tinker blade steel preferred) by the marquenching process produces an excellent combination of toughness and flexibility at a hardness of HRC 50-52, allowing superior edge retention in bran, anti-burrs and tip-flexing safety features in blunts.