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"shield-splitter" /Early Vikiing shield Archeological specifications added
youngbowyer33:
It did make it all the way through, which is very impressive, but the holder of the shield would be perfectly alright.
Kviljo:
Eyh, Mullet, the vikings didn't use flint points ;D
The best Viking shields were made from linden, and were far form 1" thick. :) A properly made shield with two layers of linden glued at 90 degrees with an outside layer of rawhide would probably stop any historical arrow. Perhaps except the largest Mary Rose arrows.
Wolfsongforge:
From what i have read, they were 1/2" planks of linden, but also birch, and oak was commonly used. and correct they were layered 90 degree's from each other.
BUT only the richest of the warriors could afford a rawhide cover and backing for their shield.I have seen that head(well i made it lol) an d i have a few of Rich's heavy weight bows. and i have no doubt it could go through 2-3 layers of thinner panels with no problem. I guess there is only one way to find out. need to layer 2 thinner layers of wood and give er heck!
God Bless
Kenneth
Thwackaddict:
Great looking head and excellent performance.May not have hurt whoever was behind with that shot but if ya got another arrow or two in there that shield is shot!!LOL great job guys!
markinengland:
Kenneth,
Why would only the richest warriors be able to afford a raw hide backed shield? Back then surely wood and hide were not in short supply. Metal was valuable so they may not all have had central metal bosses. But surely, if your shield was your protection and if it was made from failry available resources you would have a good one?
The sagas talk of warriors having many sheilds and replacing them as they were broken by war axes etc!
War at the time often relied on the sheild wall. You wouldn't have many friends or live very long if your sheild was rubbish?
It would be good to see how this arrowhead performs against a laminated linden shield with rawhide front/back. Test I have seen say that a war axe might split such a sheild, but would an arrow?
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