The Armour Archive

This is a re-enactment group based in Ireland. They have some pictures of their folks using a strapped shield and no central boss. I am trying to find out if they have any documentation on this but my emails to them keep bouncing. Anyone know them???

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/7790/framehome.html

If you don't, do you have any documentation on these shields? Since I prefer a strapped shield I'd love to find out that I can do it and be period.

Thanks

Bran

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Courage is not the absence of fear, it's the ability to overcome it.

Greetings,

Leeds in England has some exhibits of round strapped shields. You should be fine with it. There is documentation on it, but hey, if you like fighting with a strap, fight with a strap.

Cheers,

Saranac Goetz
Isles
Drachenwald

Do you know what time period those shields are from? I am trying to document the strapped round shields to 9th century Ireland or sometimes there abouts

Bran

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Courage is not the absence of fear, it's the ability to overcome it.

They don't mention which era they are recreating, which throws up warning signs. The first picture appears to be late Viking Age. The sword is a type X Norman, so up to the 13th century in Ireland I suppose.

I don't know about Ireland, but the two shield types used in that period would be the center grip "Viking" (to a lesser degree in later centuries) and the "Norman" kite.

A strapped round ("target") is very handy; I wonder what the era of provenance would be?