Ronjberg Mose Shoe (c700-1000)

This pair of ox-hide pucker seam shoes were found on the body of a man in Ronbjerg Moes, Denmark, each cut from a single piece of hide and secured by a single thong (1cm x 50 cm) that forms the single lace, which also straps them to the foot

This design is based on a description found in Hald

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Footwear of the Middle Ages - Historical Shoe Designs/Number 7, by I. Marc Carlson. Copyright 1996
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