Re: Spring Coronation A&S - Viking Shields

[MHWag@aol.com]

Poster: MHWag@aol.com

Syr Timoch's videotape of a museum in Sweden(?) showed metal remnants of
shields. The planked shields were held together by long metal strips riveted
perpendicularly to the planks direction, with the planks running vertically
and the iron strips running horizontally, and fastened in at least 3 places.
 The iron strips varied in length.  I imagine this would make a very heavy
shield, but more durable than one with the planks pegged or glued together.

Aileen  
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