SCA Spear and Shield?

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Stefan ap Llewelyn
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Post by Stefan ap Llewelyn »

Surely the shield must be controlled by the hand.
Otherwise I could strap shield to my chest, back etc and still be legal!
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Armand d'Alsace
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Post by Armand d'Alsace »

olaf haraldson wrote:Yep, that's what i was trying to say. When I was using a strapped shield, I often kept a second weapon in my shield hand, and I knew several fighters... Master Tearlach, Sir Karl, Master Rhioblin... who used a small shield in their left hand.


Ok, then I completely misunderstood you.
Before my time in armour the use of a shield strapped to the arm, and with a loop through the hand while fighting twostick was declard illegal and "gaming" the rules over here.
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