Thorsberg L1

This pair is based on one of five more or less complete shoes found in the Thorsberg bog. Based on comparative finds, the shoe can be dated to the third century AD. The pattern and the decorations indicate that it is a shoe of Germanic manufacture.

Literature

  • C. v. Carnap-Bornheim et al. (Hrsg.): Das Thorsberger Moor, Band 4. Schleswig 2014, 238ff
  • Gräf, Julia. Die Lederfunde Aus Dem Thorsberger Moor. Neumünster, 2008