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John Henry Utley
Location: United States Joined: 28 Apr 2018
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Posted: Fri 04 May, 2018 4:02 pm Post subject: Iron Age Germanic Shields |
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Hi everyone. After having read threads on myArmoury for a few years, this is my first post.
I am trying to figure out what patterns and colors would have been used on germanic shields from the iron age. (Pre roman iron age through migration period). I know of the reproduction that is in a german museum but i havent found anything supporting the pattern on it. I know that the romans said they had crescents and stars on their shields, but that is about it. Google has not done a lot for me except bring up video game shields.
Thanks for your time,
Henry
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Joonas Pessi
Location: Finland Joined: 05 Oct 2017
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Posted: Tue 08 May, 2018 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Well there is this stone carving from Hornhausen, which is dated either to the 5th to 8th, or the 7th to 8th centuries:
Shields from the roman iron age weapon sacrifice at thorsberg were painted red and blue, and the shield from the Valsgarde 9 grave seems to have been painted red.
I hope that you will find the information at least somewhat helpful
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