Boots and Shoes

[rmhowe <magnusm@ncsu.edu>]

Poster: rmhowe <magnusm@ncsu.edu>

Since someone asked for information on boots:

For those truehearts who wish to make their own - 

The premier site for make your own medieval shoes is:
Footwear of the Middle Ages by I. Marc Carlson,
  http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/carlson/SHOEHOME.HTM
  (For the Mongols there is a plan for Mongol boots.)

Marc also contributes to Leather Crafter's Corner:
  http://web0.tiac.net/users/hollyoak/lthcraft.htm

(Both the above are reachable from http://www.sca.org/ .
 The stockclerk also sells some patterns for shoes.)

Then there is Paul Lalonde's Burgundian Court Shoes:
  http://www.loonie.net/~plalonde/World/SCA/shoe.html

Regia Angolrum's page on Medieval Leatherworking:
  http://www.ftech.net/~regia/leatwork.htm

Costume Designs Footwear page for the Renn boot how to's is
  not really medieval, but tastes vary... (read his ethics page).
  http://www.uit.net/wmorris/costume/footwear/footwear_index.html

Some opinion and references on Scottish and Irish shoes at:
  http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4715/shoes.html

Basic Viking Footwear at:
  http://www.spoon.demon.co.uk/vikes/vikshoe.htm

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For those who wish to buy -

  Shoes and Boots from Historic Enterprises (Swan and Lion):
  http://www.historicenterprises.com/swanlion/Swan_index.html
  http://www.historicenterprises.com/arms_and_armor/shoes_and_boots.html

  Museum Replicas sells shoes and Boots that aren't too bad:
  http://www.museumreplicas.com/

  Then there is Chivalry Sports, also not too bad:
  http://www.renstore.com/index.shtml

  (Above are fairly good. Christian Fletcher Armory was selling Medieval
  Turnshoes, but not in the current catalog.)

  For those in cold climates, Mystic Caravan's Aussie Dogs sheepskin
  boots and shoes: http://frognet.net/mystic-caravan/Aussie1.htm
  They have a fairly primitive look to them. I think L. L. Bean sells
  them too in season.

  Minnetonka sells what they term Renaissance Boots:
  http://www.minnetonka-by-mail.com/
  Many folks buy these reasonably priced boots. Not really period but...

  Tandy Leather: http://www.tandyleather.com/ has plans and supplies
  for moccasin styles and leather.
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*(Before the Authenticity Police (TM) come after me, I do not endorse
  the Renn Boot styles but tastes vary. Anyway, I have the 
  MoLondon book, MoDenmark book, and others on real period shoes.
  I'd like to see them walk Pennsic in one thin layered sole.) ;8^P

  Catskill Mountain Mocassins for really outrageous Renn Boots:
  http://www.catskill-moc.com/

  Some of the Dream Shoes from Bald Mountain Moccasins are not too
  far OOP looks, but with thick soles: http://www.dreamshoes.com/
  I would think that some of these might be good for Pennsic rocks.

  And more outrageously styled Renn Boots from those folks: 
  http://pw1.netcom.com/~majormic/baldmtn.html

  Put on your dark glasses for these Renn Boots:
  http://www.sodhoppers.com/moccasin.htm
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International Internet Leatherworkers Guild pages: http://iilg.org/
for general Leather Information.

This was written for the webenabled to find sources, especially the
newbies.

M. Magnus Malleus, Atlantia and the GDHorde
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