Dorestad Old Norse Shoes shops (Navy Blue) W6/M5

Since we are unable to vend at events this year, we are selling a bunch of our ready made stock here! This pair is a women's 6 or men's 5, fits foot length 8 15/16"-9 3/16" and instep 8 5/8"-9". This pair is in dark blue with black soles and toggles.

This soft-soled all leather shoe is based on an archaeological find from the early medieval settlement of Dorestad, located in what was Frisia and is now the Netherlands. It represents a general style of shoe that turns up nearly everywhere settled by viking age Scandinavian peoples during the 9th and 10th centuries.

For the comfort of modern wearers, I have added an additional 3mm thick leather insole to aid in protecting feet from the numerous sharp and pointy objects present in the modern world. This additionally serves to increase the durability of the shoe. I have also taken the liberty of altering the attachment points of the closing toggles on the outsides of the shoes. The original toggles were inserted through holes in the body of the shoe and stitched in place. My toggles pass through a pair of holes and are simply knotted on the outside, which makes it a great deal easier to adjust the shoe to fit an individual foot. I leave my toggles un-knotted so that each pair can be easily adjusted to better fit each wearer. I don't feel that any of this takes away from the historic character of these shoes, while offering customers a more user friendly product.

To properly measure to see if these will fit, see last two photos - length is measured from tip of big toe to very back point of heel (not necessarily where your foot touches the ground but straight down from the furthest back point) and instep is measured just before the leg begins to go up, as in photo.

If you are looking for more shoe styles or need a more custom fit, check with Ian at: shops https://www.etsy.com/shop/BarefootCordwainer?ref=search_shop_redirect