I think I have presented enough proof. By all means, let me know if you want more. Those of us who take our renfaires and medieval re-enactment seriously don't appreciate people who don't know what they are talking about trying to tell US that we are wrong. I do TONS of research. The SCA does TONS of research. Please don't try to put either of us down since you obviously have NOT done any research. Not everyone in the SCA wears "period" garb or footwear. The biggest reason is simple... it REALLY isn't comfortable. When you are used to walking around in comfy shoes with nice padding and rubber soles, walking around in period style footwear will give you VERY sore feet. And some people just prefer the "flair" of more fantasy type garb which has little or no historical accuracy or basis. But the two boot styles I displayed in my original post up top are DEFINATELY styles that were common for hundreds of years.