I have a ton of information about that HERE. They have to meet strict historical requirements and also be able to pass the safety requirements of the various sporting groups. Many of the shields now are used in the HMB or IMCF or even the SCA sport events. There are places like Medieval Extreme, or other places like Master Uley in Ukraine and even in the USA there are quite a few garage armorers that know how to make a traditional kite shield or punch shield. But if your taste is more modern and you want one that can actually be used in reenactment sports and actual armored combat sports then many armorers around the world make them. If you want one that is an actual antique, that’ll cost you in the millions from a black market antiquities dealer. The most common depiction of the Kite Shield is in the Bayeux Tapestry.Ī Bohemian/Czech Pavis made around 1450 currently kept at the MET museum. Battle favored the nimbler soldier and Kite shields provided less protection overall because of their traditionally narrow design. The shield lost favor to the Heater Shield in the 13th century. The shield was long enough to plant in the ground (like a Pavis discussed later in the article) and used to defend armies from missiles and bladed combat. What is known is that the design was adopted by many peoples because of its effectiveness in mass battles. No one can say for sure where it originated from. Although Spain and the Christian Roman empire also show the Kite Shield early on. A common thought/theory is that the Kite Shield was an idea inherited from the Vikings. The first renditions of it have been noted in the late tenth century. This image is courtesy of the Swiss National Museum. You can see the shield was used in actual battle based on the damage. This is the Heater Shield of Arnold von Brienz. A buckler grew in favor for acts of hand to hand combat vs. It is fairly heavy for its size and provides the user with a moderate level of defense when used correctly and the ability to use the shield as an offensive weapon by striking their opponent with it. This is a small round shield typically 16 inches or less in diameter that is made exclusively out of metal. They had to be used strategically and with a great amount of skill. They provided minimal defense and moderate level of additional offense. Small shields such as bucklers or hungarian punch shields doubled as weapons. This is to say that shields were built for primarily three different reasons. To put it simply, there are three small, medium and large. These had very specific designs and are easily categorized. In this article, we will focus primarily on European, Germanic and Nordic shields. So, many of the shields and weapons used did not change a lot over time. This period of human history saw relatively little growth in terms of technology. ” Although a medieval shield would fall into any shield used/developed from the 5th to the 15th century. What is a Medieval shield?īy the simple definition a shield is ” a broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles. But there are a couple of shields that stand out through history and are actually used today in modern Buhurt events. Straps and cushions were usually attached last, after the painting was done, so that if they could be replaced without damaging the painting and the linen and leather layers.Talking about medieval Shields is a lengthy subject at best. Coats of arms were painted with egg temperas, today usually replaced with acrylic paints. The linen was covered with gesso - a mixture of bone glue and chalk powder - which served as a ground layer for the coat-of-arms and simultaneously added to protection. What made them springy and resilient was a layer of parchment leather and linen applied with bone glue. Shields were made of linden, poplar or birch wood. The planks were usually 40-80 mm wide and 10-13mm (somethimes up to 15mm) thick. Medieval shields were made from glued wooden planks, usually butted against each other without any dowels or tongues. Recipe for gesso You can find in the " advices" section To finish the shield you need to cover it with parchment, linen, gesso then paint it and fix the leather handles and belts. Technology of production is based on the existing original shields: Width: 55 cm ( measured along the circumference)
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