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Period clothing of Hungary. Clothing of the Magyars.

 

NOTE: See also the files: cl-EastEur-msg, Hungary-msg, fd-Hungary-msg, fd-East-Eur-msg, Poland-msg.

 

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From: "Lord Zoltan Karoli" <fredman73 at home.com>

Newsgroups: rec.org.sca

Subject: Early Magyar Garb - EASY!

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 04:48:45 GMT

 

Be careful what you choose for early Magyar (pr: MOH-d'yar) garb.  The

resource at hunmagyar.org (link below) is for 9th c. (when the Magyars first

settled in the Carpathians), and you don't want to accessorize too much.  As

you get into the Renaissance, you have a lot more of the Western influence,

particularly Italy.  If you want simple, go with 9th-12th century,

definitely.  Remember when constructing early garb: the early Magyars were

conquerors and nomads.

 

Cool to see there's someone out there who shares some knowledge of Magyar

culture in the SCA!

 

Gotta love the Hungarians!

 

Fred

 

In response to:

> You might try early period Hungarian (Magyar).  It consists of a

> relatively short (Knee-length to calf-length) coat over a tunic and

> full pants, even for the women.  It is easy to construct and

> relatively pleasing to the modern eye.  Try the following links for

> pictures:

>

> http://www2.4dcomm.com/millenia/Clothes.htm

> http://www.hunmagyar.org/costumes/huncost2.htm

>

> I have seen this done "prettier" but it gives you some idea on how the

> style goes.  It would be practical for someone older with a cane,

> since there is no long skirt to get in the way.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Broinnfhionn inghean ui Chathain

> (not a Magyar, but married to one)

 

 

From: broinnfhionn at yahoo.com (Broinnfhionn inghean Chathain)

Newsgroups: rec.org.sca

Subject: Re: Early Magyar Garb - EASY!

Date: 30 Jul 2001 09:51:31 -0700

 

"Lord Zoltan Karoli" <fredman73 at home.com> wrote

> Be careful what you choose for early Magyar (pr: MOH-d'yar) garb.  The

> resource at hunmagyar.org (link below) is for 9th c. (when the Magyars first

> settled in the Carpathians), and you don't want to accessorize too much.  As

> you get into the Renaissance, you have a lot more of the Western influence,

> particularly Italy.  If you want simple, go with 9th-12th century,

> definitely.  Remember when constructing early garb: the early Magyars were

> conquerors and nomads.

>

> Cool to see there's someone out there who shares some knowledge of Magyar

> culture in the SCA!

>

> Gotta love the Hungarians!

>

> Fred

 

As a matter of fact, we have been doing a lot of recent research into

Settlement-era Magyar clothing and culture for our upcoming reign.

The hunmagyar link has been one of our least-used resources.  THL

Zsuzsy from An Tir has been tremendous help in forwarding us a copy of

a book on grave finds in Hungary, and we have also been perusing the

webpage of a Hungarian Settlement re-enactment group for some ideas.

 

Our coronation garb will be 10th century Magyar, as close as we can

get to authentic, although some speculation must be done. A local

metalsmith has even cast for me some beautiful and near-exact replicas

of the Turul eagle disks worn along the edges of the woman's coat and

as braid-plates.  If you are interested in seeing the final result, I

would be happy to email you a picture after our Coronation, September

8.  The webpage for the event can be found at:

http://wyrmgeist.iwarp.com/coronation/coronation.html. There are some

minor inaccuracies, but all in all, the webmaster did a pretty good

job.

 

Regards,

 

Broinnfhionn

HRH Meridies

 

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