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22nd March 07, 01:04 PM
#1
whats it called?
Question:
What would the correct name be for the leg wrappings?
Not the hose (socks).
Not boots.
Not the straps around the hose from the shoe.
ie: Gibsons wardrobe in Braveheart / worn from the ankles to just below the knees.
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22nd March 07, 01:12 PM
#2
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22nd March 07, 01:16 PM
#3
Mog´gan
n.1.A closely fitting knit sleeve; also, a legging of knitted material.
Mark Dockendorf
Left on the Right Coast
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22nd March 07, 01:24 PM
#4
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22nd March 07, 01:51 PM
#5
 Originally Posted by Uncle Ricky
Puttees
Cheers
I wouldn't call Gibson's leggings "puttees", since a puttee is a leg-wrap, and is usually associated with the British Army of the late 19th-early 20th century. The word itself is from the Hindu/Sanskrit for bandage or strip of cloth. The old wool leg wraps of WWI were replaced by canvas gaiters or leggings which are also called puttees:
http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/medi...e=Blue_Puttees
Cheers, 
Todd
Last edited by macwilkin; 22nd March 07 at 02:11 PM.
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22nd March 07, 02:03 PM
#6
Please tell me someone has a picture! I have seen Braveheart about four bazillion times and can't picture what you're describing.
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22nd March 07, 02:25 PM
#7
Leg warmers. Wait,....no, I saw those in an 80's video on VH1, not Bravehart. Sorry.
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22nd March 07, 06:59 PM
#8
Who cares what they are called. The whole movie is so historical inaccurate, that anything you see should not be adopted if you are attempting any kind of re-enactment or re-creation of history.
If you are just having fun, then call them wrappings. The name won't matter since it is likely they are an anachronism at best.
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22nd March 07, 07:54 PM
#9
 Originally Posted by Graywolf
Who cares what they are called. The whole movie is so historical inaccurate, that anything you see should not be adopted if you are attempting any kind of re-enactment or re-creation of history.
If you are just having fun, then call them wrappings. The name won't matter since it is likely they are an anachronism at best.
Hmmmm.....OK.......I care.
I used Gibson in Braveheart as an example to describe what I wanted to know about.
All anachronism's aside.....I have seen quite a few drawings / paintings that had the same thing I was asking about.
I'll keep searching I guess.
Thanks.
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22nd March 07, 07:56 PM
#10
 Originally Posted by cajunscot
I wouldn't call Gibson's leggings "puttees", since a puttee is a leg-wrap, and is usually associated with the British Army of the late 19th-early 20th century. The word itself is from the Hindu/Sanskrit for bandage or strip of cloth. The old wool leg wraps of WWI were replaced by canvas gaiters or leggings which are also called puttees:
http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/medi...e=Blue_Puttees
Cheers,
Todd
This is true....thanks.
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