12e eeuws vlieger schild Saxen the leather is 2 mm

the leather is 2 mm thick and it has 88 pages

The throwing knife is handmade and manually colored

Several originals are nowadays part of the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Dublin

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Length: 22 cm

12e eeuws vlieger schild Saxen the leather is 2 mmShields like this were a further development of the originals depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. This type of kite shield was used in armies across Europe from the second half of the 12th century. The shield evolved from the earlier kite shield, which was likely introduced by the Normans around the early 11th century. After the First Crusade, kite shields were adopted by all Christian, Byzantine, and some Islamic armies. They were used by both infantry