Not true. They were generally layered animal hide stretched over a wooden frame. Wood has a grain which makes then shitty defemse against bladed weapons - only training shields, and shields for the poor were solid wood.
YouTube, bitatch.
It was the most common, but it was never in a plate like in the video without some kind if border to hold it into shape. That was basically a plywood shield. A bunch of shit needed to happen to wood before you could use it as a shield, and the ones the lords and so on had were layered/matted underneath the wood.That's not true. Lots used leather, hide, etc but wood was by far the most common material.
It was the most common, but it was never in a plate like in the video without some kind if border to hold it into shape. That was basically a plywood shield. A bunch of shit needed to happen to wood before you could use it as a shield, and the ones the lords and so on had were layered/matted underneath the wood.
I dunno man nobody listens when they argue on the internet.Uh-huh. And where did I say it was?