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Craig Peters
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 Posted: Sun 20 Mar, 2011 7:46 am Post subject: Peculiar Shield Image |
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Does anyone know why Knut's shield in this image looks strange? It appears that the shield is held with the strapping facing the viewer, but there's some other stuff in the image that I cannot make out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EdmundIrons..._Dane1.jpg
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Jim Adelsen
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| Posted: Sun 20 Mar, 2011 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Peculiar Shield Image |
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His shield has 2 ships pictured on it. One on top of the other. That might be what is throwing you off?
| Craig Peters wrote: | Does anyone know why Knut's shield in this image looks strange? It appears that the shield is held with the strapping facing the viewer, but there's some other stuff in the image that I cannot make out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EdmundIrons..._Dane1.jpg
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www.viking-shield.com
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Thomas R.
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Hi Craig,
look closer: these are no strappings at all, but painted ships on Knut's shield. 
Have fun,
Thomas
edit: It seems, that Jim was a little bit faster than me... 
http://maerenundlobebaeren.tumblr.com/
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Gabriele A. Pini
Location: Olgiate Comasco, Como Joined: 02 Sep 2008
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| Posted: Sun 20 Mar, 2011 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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Certanly is a strange form of shield, ships apart. There are other examples of this? A kite shield with top and bottom removed, or simply a bad illustrator (some other objects are a bit stylized, like the lance)?
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Craig Peters
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| Posted: Mon 21 Mar, 2011 2:00 am Post subject: |
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I suppose they are ships. They way they are drawn in the manuscript, the hulls seem to have depth, and looked like strapping hanging off of the shield.
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This is a standard topic