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M. Eversberg II
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Come to this thread with your shield, or on it. In spite of the shield being the principal item of kit for warriors throughout most of European history (can't speak of the East, though), we often overlook this wonderful item to focus on the killing instruments, or the impressive coats of maille and harness of plate.
So, be they round Saxon or Viking shields, tiny bucklers, flat top kites, or what have you, I say we should post up all the shields we have!
M.
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Phil D.
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Couple of pics ...
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"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world." -- Louis Pasteur
"A gentleman should never leave the house without a sharp knife, a good watch, and great hat."
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Kimon Andreou
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I look forward to seeing what members post here 
Phil, that's a beautiful shield. Can you share a little about it? Did you build and paint it yourself?
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Bill Grandy
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Matthew Amt
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I can contribute a couple of my Bronze Age shields. First a Nipperwiese-class bronze shield from Long Wittenham, England, about 15 inches in diameter:
Next a wooden shield copied from that found at Cloonlara, Ireland, about 20 inches in diameter:
It's a single piece of wood, stained with red ochre.
Oh, and if you've never seen a Roman scutum before, here's mine!
Enjoy,
Matthew
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Phil D.
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One more...small buckler.
"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world." -- Louis Pasteur
"A gentleman should never leave the house without a sharp knife, a good watch, and great hat."
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Tony Peterson
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Here's my latest one...
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Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas!
The time of heroes is dead: the christ god has killed it, leaving nothing but weeping martyrs and fear and shame.
If we die... it will be for GLORY, not gold.
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M. Eversberg II
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Gods above, Phil! Those are some beautiful shields. Did you do that yourself, or was it a custom job?
M.
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Darrin Hughes
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Tony, I like the shield design. Huginn and Muninn seem to have brought a friend along
I've posted this pic before showing off the sword, but here's my heater shield from Mercenary's Tailor.
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Tony Peterson
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| Darrin Hughes wrote: | | Tony, I like the shield design. Huginn and Muninn seem to have brought a friend along |
Thanks for comment Darrin. As with your shield... 3 objects seem to work better than 2 and it never hurts to carry a spare Raven! 
Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas!
The time of heroes is dead: the christ god has killed it, leaving nothing but weeping martyrs and fear and shame.
If we die... it will be for GLORY, not gold.
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Chuck Russell
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Lin Robinson
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Here is my targe. The weapons pictured with it are mine, except for the dirk. This shield was given to me by friends and was used, at one point, as the model for a lapel pin issued by the Loch Norman Highland Games. The tartan tacked to it is Clan Keith, longtime enemy of the Clan Gunn. We signed a treaty in 1978.
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Lin Robinson
"The best thing in life is to crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women." Conan the Barbarian, 1982
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Chris Gilman
Location: California Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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An early one. I have used reenactor fighting in Moesgaard.
The back:
A medieval heater I use in combat
Chris
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James Barker
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Phil D.
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| M. Eversberg II wrote: | Gods above, Phil! Those are some beautiful shields. Did you do that yourself, or was it a custom job?
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Thanks.
I do the custom finish on all of the shields.
"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world." -- Louis Pasteur
"A gentleman should never leave the house without a sharp knife, a good watch, and great hat."
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Phil D.
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Ancient...
"A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world." -- Louis Pasteur
"A gentleman should never leave the house without a sharp knife, a good watch, and great hat."
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Chris Boatcallie
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Here are a few I have made in the past three years.
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Chris Boatcallie
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And a few more.
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Ed Toton
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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Here's my Cameron of Locheil Targe, by Joe "Targemaker" Lindsay....
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David K. Wilson, Jr.
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