Zhilina  N.V.

MEDIEVAL ATTIRE OF ADORNMENTS OF SLAVISH PEOPLES: HEAVY METAL ATTIRE (COMPARE ANALYSIS)

Authors

Zhilina N.V.

Keywords:

attire, adornments, Slavic, heavy metal, jewelry, general, peculiarities

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to compare the construction of the attire of adornments of different Slavic peoples, the period of the end of the 6th – 9th centuries is considered. The construction of the attire of adornments of the Slavic peoples was generally similar. Some detailed distinctions have been carved out over time based on a specific amount of influences, new skills, and own traditions. There were original forms of adornments and details of the construction. The medieval attire of adornments corresponds to two stages of regular development: a) heavy metal; b) jewelry. In this article a heavy metal attire is considered. Archa-ic Dnieper headgear of the late 6th–7th centuries with temporal rings and a head wreath had a tape construction, including large side head decorations. Slavic peoples use wire temporal rings with a spiral and S-shaped curl, convenient for fastening. Such a property of the Slavic heavy metal attire as “noise” is also revealed, which persists later. Chest chains and hryvnias are used in the dress. At the end of the 7th – 8th centuries Byzan-tine starshaped and their own forms of adornments spread among the Slavs. There were signs of jewelry attire. More and more bead necklaces were used. The archaic Slavic attire of adornments or its elements con-tinued to exist in the 9th century and during the development of subse-quent jewelry variants. The attire of adornments in each of the Slavic regions went through an original path of formation.

MEDIEVAL ATTIRE OF ADORNMENTS OF SLAVISH PEOPLES: HEAVY METAL ATTIRE (COMPARE ANALYSIS)