Wynflæd's wardrobe
Gale R. Owen
An Old English document, composed probably in the middle of tenth century and extant a not very careful, mutilated, eleventh-century copy, London, British Library, Cotton Charter, VIII, 38, lists bequests woman named Wynflæd. The clothing this will are particularly interesting. Anglo-Saxon testaments do itemize elaborate garments as some wills later Middle Ages; they refer to only rarely, then sometimes general terms. Wynflæd's is unusual mentioning several different items specifying them more precisely. Descriptive references non-military uncommon texts generally. Although many garment-names documented, which occur glossaries or translations from Latin may never have been common use England words uncertain meaning. In most cases sex wearer garment relative value unknown. will, by contrast, were certainly worn women at known date valuable enough be bequeathed.
Anglo-Saxon England