Category
page 1Early Germanic clothing
Anglo-Saxon clothing
clothing of Anglo-Saxon England
Hangaroc
200px|thumb|right|A modern replica of a hangaroc
A hangaroc (sometimes spelled hangerock or hangerok) was an apron-like outer garment worn by women of Norse origins and some other northern European cultures in the 8th, 9th and 10th centuries. In its usual form the hangaroc comprised a woollen or linen tailored tube wrapped around the body under the armpits and suspended by a pair of cloth straps that ran over the shoulders, secured by brooches. It hung down to mid-calf. The garment was shaped somewhat like a pinafore, and would usually be worn over a tunic-dress called a særk or a kirtle (unde