Product description
This cloak is a replica of the clothing found with the Bocksten Man, dated to the 14th century. In the museum reconstruction, the Bocksten Man wears a cloak with a plain hem, but this replica features a cloak with slits at the bottom, following 14th-century fashion. Small buttons have also been added on the shoulders.
The Bocksten Man is the mummified body of a medieval man found in a bog in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It is one of the best-preserved finds from that period in Europe and is exhibited at the Halland Museum of Cultural History. The man was murdered and pinned to the bottom of a lake with a wooden stake, which later turned into a bog. The bog where the body was found lies in Rolfstorp in Halland County, about 24 km east of Varberg on Sweden’s west coast, near the region’s most important medieval road: the Via Regia. In 2006, his face was reconstructed to show what he may have looked like in life. This reconstruction is displayed in the museum alongside the original skeleton.
This cloak is perfect for 14th-century reenactment and is made of 100% recycled wool with a thickness of 350 gsm.