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Anglo-Saxon shield wall against Norman cavalry at the Battle of Hastings (scene from the Bayeux Tapestry).

A shield wall (scieldweall or bordweall in Old English, skjaldborg in Old Norse) is a military formation that was common in ancient and medieval warfare. There were many slight variations of this formation, but the common factor was soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder and holding their shields so that they would abut or overlap. Each soldier thus benefited from the protection of the shields of his neighbors and his own.

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Shield wall

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A shield wall (scieldweall or bordweall in Old English, skjaldborg in Old Norse) is a military formation that was common in ancient and medieval warfare...

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Shield

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Pavise Qauata Riot shield Roromaraugi Scutum (shield) Shield boss Shield wall Targe Viking Age arms and armour Yetholm-type shields Wood, J. G. (1870)...

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Riot shield

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with a shield on either side, so as to form a more effective shield wall. The type of shield used will vary, depending on both the situation and objective...

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Battle of Hastings

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the housecarls in the English shield wall. The housecarls were replaced with members of the fyrd, and the shield wall held. Archers appear to have been...

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Stahleck Castle

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whose outside wall was the southern defensive wall. Two more timber-framed buildings stood on the west side in the shelter of a shield wall which protected...

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Javelin

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effective means of disabling an opponent or his shield, thus having the potential to disrupt opposing shield-walls. The Almogavars were a class of Aragonese...

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Round shield

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were generally large and designed for bashing and shield wall tactics (such as Spartan bronze shields), while since the late post-classical they were mostly...

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Phalanx

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formation and these predecessors of the hoplites. The principles of shield wall and spear hedge were almost universally known among the armies of major...

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Golden Shield Project

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The Golden Shield Project (Chinese: 金盾工程; pinyin: jīndùn gōngchéng), also named National Public Security Work Informational Project, is the Chinese nationwide...

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Testudo formation

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ancient Roman warfare, the testudo or tortoise formation was a type of shield wall formation commonly used by the Roman legions during battles, particularly...

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Schiltron

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schiltrom, or shiltron) is a compact body of troops forming a battle array, shield wall or phalanx. The term is most often associated with Scottish pike formations...

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Scutum

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advanced in unison, which encouraged cohesion among the troops. It formed a shield wall and a mass of spears pointing towards the enemy. Its compactness provided...

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Mortal Engines

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is revealed to be an Anti-Traction League agent and takes them to the Shield Wall of Batmunkh Gompa which protects the nation-state of the League. Fang...

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Ancient Greek military personal equipment

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primary technique was called the phalanx, a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal armor and medium-ranged weapons such as...

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Heavy infantry

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infantry typically made use of dense battlefield formations, such as shield wall or phalanx, multiplying their effective weight of arms with force concentration...

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Whipple shield

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and wall. The original particle energy is spread more thinly over a larger wall area, which is more likely to withstand it. Although a Whipple shield lowers...

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Viking Age arms and armour

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Ragnarsdrápa, describes some shields painted with mythological scenes. Viking shields were also heavily used in formations. The shield wall or skjaldborg was a...

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Phoulkon

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infantry formation closes ranks and the first two or three lines form a shield wall while those behind them hurl projectiles. It was used in both offensive...

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Pilum

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any protective shield wall. The design of the pilum's tip is such that once wedged inside a shield, it is difficult to remove; a shield thus penetrated...

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Arrakis

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from the violent weather of Arrakis by a natural formation known as the Shield Wall. When the Harkonnens controlled the planet, they ruled from the Harkonnen-built...

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Flying wedge

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wedge formation to drive open small sections in the shield wall. This would break up the shield wall exposing the defenders to flank attacks. Two complete...

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Infantry

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to him, presenting a solid wall of spears to the enemy that they cannot get around.[citation needed] Similarly, a shield has decent defence abilities...

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Bran Castle

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castle in 2012 Southern front from the foot of the cliff The eastern shield wall, view from the main walkway View towards Piatra Craiului from an upstairs...

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Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal

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lions are released into an enclosed space, formed by soldiers making a shield-wall. Some are shown being released from wooden crates by an attendant in...

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