Shoe type indicates the kinds of footwear such as boots, shoes, pattens, overshoes, etcetera. In the Fens skates were called pattens, fen runners, or Whittlesey runners. The saint has left his wooden pattens behind and stands barefoot like Moses. These pattens would have supported the toe of the shoes if required. Some medieval pattens were in two pieces, heel through to ball and ball to toes. A person may develop new and extreme eating pattens that they have never done before. Pattens in previous times were helpful to pedestrians negotiating the muddy streets of London. By the 15th century, pattens became popular by both men and women in Europe.