"History of Medieval Shields" Topic
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Tango01  | 14 Feb 2013 9:19 p.m. PST |
"Since the appearance of mankind on the earth, there has been warfare. From Cain and Abel all the way down the centuries to the plethora of wars today, violence has been a hallmark of humanity. Even in the earliest humans, naturally, there existed a desire to protect against personal threats. As such a protection, the shield was invented. Some brilliant caveman of pre-history hatched the idea for a personal protection device, and apparently it caught on. As with every item ever invented, the shield started as a crude instrument. Incremental refinement served to gradually improve the design and construction of the shield, and by the medieval period, they had become a work of art. Varied in its form and function, the medieval shield served an integral purpose in the soldier's arsenal…"
Full article here.
link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
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| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 14 Feb 2013 9:40 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 14 Feb 2013 10:23 p.m. PST |
Happy for that my friend!. Amicalement
Armand |
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