![]() Of course, all shields for HMB must meet their strict authenticity standards and not be used outside of a 50 year range of your current armor set.Ĭheck out this article to learn more about what is burhut. ![]() Edges of the iron shields have to be carefully forgerolled and be no less than 4 mm thick. The edges of shields are to be trimmed with thick (no less than 2-4 mm) leather or three or more layers of fabric attached with glue or adhesive agents. 1.3.4 Metal handles are not allowed on shields excluding small center grip shields commonly known as bucklers. 1.3.3 The weight of any shield shall be less than 5 kg=11.03 lbs. The edges of metal shields shall have a rolled or rounded edge with a minimum thickness of 4mm throughout. 1.3.2 The edges of all wooden, wicker or leather shields are to be trimmed with 2mm or thicker leather, rawhide or three or more layers of fabric attached with glue. A shield can only be used with a set of armor of the same epoch and region. What Medieval Shields are allowed in Buhurt? IMCF shield rulesĪll wooden, wicker or leather shields or metal shields should be made only on the basis of reliable historical analogues and correspond to the form of the analogue in all three planes. I have a ton of information about that HERE. They have to meet strict historical requirements and also be able to pass the safety requirements of the various sporting groups. Many of the shields now are used in the HMB or IMCF or even the SCA sport events. There are places like Medieval Extreme, or other places like Master Uley in Ukraine and even in the USA there are quite a few garage armorers that know how to make a traditional kite shield or punch shield. But if your taste is more modern and you want one that can actually be used in reenactment sports and actual armored combat sports then many armorers around the world make them. If you want one that is an actual antique, that’ll cost you in the millions from a black market antiquities dealer. The most common depiction of the Kite Shield is in the Bayeux Tapestry.Ī Bohemian/Czech Pavis made around 1450 currently kept at the MET museum. Battle favored the nimbler soldier and Kite shields provided less protection overall because of their traditionally narrow design. The shield lost favor to the Heater Shield in the 13th century. The shield was long enough to plant in the ground (like a Pavis discussed later in the article) and used to defend armies from missiles and bladed combat. What is known is that the design was adopted by many peoples because of its effectiveness in mass battles. No one can say for sure where it originated from. Although Spain and the Christian Roman empire also show the Kite Shield early on. A common thought/theory is that the Kite Shield was an idea inherited from the Vikings. The first renditions of it have been noted in the late tenth century. This image is courtesy of the Swiss National Museum. You can see the shield was used in actual battle based on the damage. This is the Heater Shield of Arnold von Brienz. A buckler grew in favor for acts of hand to hand combat vs. It is fairly heavy for its size and provides the user with a moderate level of defense when used correctly and the ability to use the shield as an offensive weapon by striking their opponent with it. ![]() This is a small round shield typically 16 inches or less in diameter that is made exclusively out of metal. They had to be used strategically and with a great amount of skill. They provided minimal defense and moderate level of additional offense. Small shields such as bucklers or hungarian punch shields doubled as weapons. This is to say that shields were built for primarily three different reasons. To put it simply, there are three small, medium and large. These had very specific designs and are easily categorized. In this article, we will focus primarily on European, Germanic and Nordic shields. So, many of the shields and weapons used did not change a lot over time. This period of human history saw relatively little growth in terms of technology. ” Although a medieval shield would fall into any shield used/developed from the 5th to the 15th century. What is a Medieval shield?īy the simple definition a shield is ” a broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles. But there are a couple of shields that stand out through history and are actually used today in modern Buhurt events. Talking about medieval Shields is a lengthy subject at best. ![]()
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