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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. 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.
A shieldwall (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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with a shield on either side, so as to form a more effective shieldwall. The type of shield used will vary, depending on both the situation and objective...
the housecarls in the English shieldwall. The housecarls were replaced with members of the fyrd, and the shieldwall held. Archers appear to have been...
whose outside wall was the southern defensive wall. Two more timber-framed buildings stood on the west side in the shelter of a shieldwall which protected...
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...
were generally large and designed for bashing and shieldwall tactics (such as Spartan bronze shields), while since the late post-classical they were mostly...
formation and these predecessors of the hoplites. The principles of shieldwall and spear hedge were almost universally known among the armies of major...
The Golden Shield Project (Chinese: 金盾工程; pinyin: jīndùn gōngchéng), also named National Public Security Work Informational Project, is the Chinese nationwide...
ancient Roman warfare, the testudo or tortoise formation was a type of shieldwall formation commonly used by the Roman legions during battles, particularly...
schiltrom, or shiltron) is a compact body of troops forming a battle array, shieldwall or phalanx. The term is most often associated with Scottish pike formations...
advanced in unison, which encouraged cohesion among the troops. It formed a shieldwall and a mass of spears pointing towards the enemy. Its compactness provided...
is revealed to be an Anti-Traction League agent and takes them to the ShieldWall of Batmunkh Gompa which protects the nation-state of the League. Fang...
primary technique was called the phalanx, a formation consisting of massed shieldwall, which required heavy frontal armor and medium-ranged weapons such as...
infantry typically made use of dense battlefield formations, such as shieldwall or phalanx, multiplying their effective weight of arms with force concentration...
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...
Ragnarsdrápa, describes some shields painted with mythological scenes. Viking shields were also heavily used in formations. The shieldwall or skjaldborg was a...
infantry formation closes ranks and the first two or three lines form a shieldwall while those behind them hurl projectiles. It was used in both offensive...
any protective shieldwall. The design of the pilum's tip is such that once wedged inside a shield, it is difficult to remove; a shield thus penetrated...
from the violent weather of Arrakis by a natural formation known as the ShieldWall. When the Harkonnens controlled the planet, they ruled from the Harkonnen-built...
wedge formation to drive open small sections in the shieldwall. This would break up the shieldwall exposing the defenders to flank attacks. Two complete...
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...
castle in 2012 Southern front from the foot of the cliff The eastern shieldwall, view from the main walkway View towards Piatra Craiului from an upstairs...
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...