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Wargaming => Pre-Gunpowder => Topic started by: besilarius on July 01, 2020, 03:12:11 PM

Title: Viking shield research
Post by: besilarius on July 01, 2020, 03:12:11 PM

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2016/11/new-powers-of-viking-shields-discovered/

Think there were some tests like this on late Roman shields.  They were handier than the classic legionary shield. 

Title: Re: Viking shield research
Post by: Martok on July 02, 2020, 03:02:47 PM

Quote from: besilarius on July 01, 2020, 03:12:11 PM

They were handier than the classic legionary shield.

I believe the theory is that the round shields were supposed to be easier to lift, and sometimes used as a weapon ("bashing" against your opponent). 

Title: Re: Viking shield research
Post by: Staggerwing on July 02, 2020, 07:31:32 PM

Yeah, the 'semi-barrel' shields were for shield walls and roofs so the legionaries could short-sword-stab Gauls in their naughty bits if they got too close.