@@SonsOfLorgar you forgot to mention their most important asset - the 5-30 bolterounds in their forheads... Skulls for the Skallagrim! Blood for the Grey Kn... eh wait. wrong...
Nicolas Buyens It was banned!? Editable shields are banned!? No wonder there are starving children in Africa... #ThinkOfTheChildren #AbolishGenevaConventions #FuckVegans
Shad Facts: Shad continues to develop new martial arts styles with house hold wears. The latest seems to employ a used privvy bucket focus primarily on blinding your opponent.
The thing i love about this channels is how they talk to one and another... they seem like class mates talking about the same subjects, not like competition... love it
Silly user. Dragons don’t use shields! >A week from now Shad releases a Fantasy Rearmed on dragons >He says they would use shields to protect their weaker underbelly >ffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Put some Spadroons in there for deep penetration and a Berserker-Viking frothing at the mouth dual wielding gaint axes with fire arrows in the background and you got the full gang.
@@thespanishinquisition4078 "My scales are like *_Tenfold Shields_* , my teeth are like swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!"
I think the tower shield, as a very RPG-y umbrella term could cover the scuthum, Paveses and even long/kite shields - basically any shield long enough to passively provide cover to parts of the legs.
For the sake of game mechanics, a shield of any shape that the GM/DM thinks is worth the appropriate cover bonus could be lumped in with that class. This keeps the GM from having to actually sort out all the historical arguments, which is crucial to not having the whole story (and the GM's brain) go down in nitpicking pedantic flames. The more difficult issue: If someone has a lightweight mithril shield instead of a heavy wood plank one, do you give them an additional defensive/armor bonus, or an improved maneuver bonus, or some of each? That's a trickier in-game judgement call.
@@nrm8831 Honey? What? Where is my Heater shield? What? WHERE. IS. MY. HEA-TER SHIELD!? Uh, I've put it away. _Where?_ _Why_ do you _need_ to know? I need it! Uh-uh! Don't you think about running off doing no crusading. We've been planning this dinner for two months! Jerusalem is in danger! My evening's in danger! You tell me where my shield is, woman! We're talking about the Holy Land! Holy Land? I am your wife! I'm the holiest _land_ you're ever gonna get!
It's funny when you think about terminology. Like the term 'aspis'. It literally simply means 'shield'. People say aspis and think of ancient Greece and whatnot. We call all shields 'aspis' - or rather 'aspides' in plural - to this very day
Yeah at least for english speakers we typically just use the native term for whatever object it is for the more famous weapons of the area. if I'm not wrong Xiphos mean sword or knife or something as well. basically until now there was no need to catagorise so a sword was simply whatever meant sword. as english speakers it's just easier to use the native term where applicable.
@@TGPDrunknHick Yeah, but i think Xiphos means thin/nimble &thrusting sword. the term for dagger is macheri. and to increase confusion Spathi means also sword.
@@TGPDrunknHick It's the same word. Spatha can refer to anything with a blade. orginally. Spathi is written with "H" (itta). the "i" (as in "i"nterrupted,"i"nterrogation) is one of five i-sounds modern greek has: (oi,ei,u,i and h are all spoken i in modern greek.) however originally the H/η was an "Ah" sound (later became "someting inbetween eh/ah, then ment "next vocal is longer" and finally became the accents written over the letters (thasea, psili (...))")) . In short: Originally spathi would have been spoken either spathe or spatha, depending on where you were from. The term itself refers to something with a broad blade (not necessarily a sword) and is definitly older than the Romans, and might have been older than the ancient greeks. The Roman term for sword is gladius. it just means - sword. all types of it. Maybe to distinguish the new type, they used the greek umbrella term for blade? Or maybe (because a lot of other indoeuropean folks used terms similar to spatha), might have been a term prefered by mercs (who'd often be cav, i assume?).
@@szarekhthesilent2047 Ah I see. I believe the higher up Romans actually spoke greek because most Romans couldn't speak it(slaves mind you) and it meant important conversations couldn't be spied on by commoners or slaves. given that it's entirely possible some just started using greek words to refer to things and it just caught on. on another note of greek swords and such, how does the Kopis fit into things? I know about the egyptian Kopesh which is very different though I suppose they could be related as well. any thought?
I never clicked so fast. Ironically you start off with my 3 favorite. Viking age shield connects to my ancestry, the heater is just iconic, and the kite is just versatile.
This was a super awesome video! My all time favorite shield is definitely the "Kite" version. But a very close second is probably the round types of shields (especially the kind used by the Old Norsemen). But that is just me! :)
It's similar to the way you pronounce _Sangiovese_ - if that helps. _Sangiovese_ grapes are famous for their wine. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Sd_X6VGmT4w.html
There's one shield I would very much recommend for Underappreciated Weapons of History- The Indian Buckler/Dhal. It was used in conjecture with all types of Indian swords, the _curved_ tulwars and the straight pata, as early as when Alexander invaded Indus to as late as colonial era with pistols and sabers. It was smaller than a round Viking shield and larger than a Western buckler,made of metal and hide, sometimes completely solid steel and must have been very effective to be used so frequently for so long.
I love how you always manage to ooze such positive enthusiasm in every video that you do. As for skjöldr, nowadays in Sweden it is spelled "sköld" but the K is not really pronounced. SK can make a sort of a SCH-sound. So it's roughly pronounced schöld. Very similar for the norwegians and danes as well, and they had a habit of raiding and settling in England so that's probably where the English got the word "shield" from.
@@iota-09 Not really "shold" :) have to take the swedish pronunciation into account as well. Try running it through google translate and listen to it there. Sköld for Swedish, skjold for Danish and Norwegian. On google translate the Norwegian pronunciation sounds the closest to English.
Shad, is the clothes you're wearing which is the same in every video, have some special attribute? Like it gives you +100 agility, because that would explain how you can flip. Possibly +100 intelligence too because you know how to make a Shabbard, use a sword, kill a snake with sword even when young, write a novel, be knowledgeable in medieval weapons and other stuffs, know how to be awesome and etc. In conclusion: Shad is a Gary Stu. :p PS: Awesome video.
Interesting info: the term swashbuckler *also* refers to someone who makes a loud noise clanging their weapon on their shield, usually with the purpose of intimidation or distraction. Both are accurate origins, and both quite nicely link up with our modern use of the term :)
Shad, I'm very disappointed in you. If movies and TV and 99.9% of fantasy RPGs have taught us anything, it is that real men never use shields. A weapon in each hand is required for certified bad-assery, or less often a two handed sword. Shields are only a paltry +1 AC anyway... (obviously I'm a big fan of shields and staying alive and being completely sarcastic)
I mean dual wielding could work... if you're in full plate and mowing down a bunch of poorly armed villagers. which could happen depending on your lord I guess.
I mean there are some shields that are enchanted to give up to +4 AC total in 5E so if you're like me playing a warforged fighter with the defense fighting style that'd be an AC of 25 making it borderline impossible to hit you so I am very much a fan of shields and staying alive.
Just offer a free in-lair trial of your "worry-free stronghold cleaning service" to remove any pesky old scales that have shed on their own and are cluttering up the place. You could also rake in some giant spider silk, ghastly ectoplasm smears, and dented/damaged armor & weapons from previous adventurers that don't meet the "premium horde-quality standards," etc. It all adds up :)
@@dionwoollaston5717 I am sure the tribesmen figured out how to kill the big leathery thing with two horns eating grass, before they dared hunt a leathery thing with loads of teeth and who kept popping under water. So I'd say the first shields were more likely cows hide or deer hide than crocodile.
Karakoth true but we are talking about shields not body armor and you want a strong hard substance that is light enough to carry while marching on foot (because horses were only ridden by noblemen and the carts would be full of the things that the army would need such as food and whatever was used for medical supplies at the time etc) but hard enough to stop incoming projectiles and charging enemy infantry and crocodile hide is largely regarded as the best for leather working and the reason I said crocodile hide is because the earliest recorded human civilizations were the ancient Egyptians who lived along the nile river which is full of crocodiles
🎵Let’s talk about shields! 🎶 🎶It would totally work out🎵 I need me a buckler Or maybe a pewter But all I found was a round And my face met his kite. Keep on with the awesome vids Shad
The naming of the different shields came in later. But before they were just called shield? I like it it was more easier to remember back then. The tower shield is my favorite.
Nice overview. I would have still mentioned that strapped shields can be made heavier, whereas centergrip shields can be made smaller as they can cover more of your body with their shadow as they are held further from your body. Also, shields did serve different purposes. For instance Indian leather shields were not meant to withstand projectiles, but melee weapons.
Someone in the UK does make a reproduction Irish boiled leather shield and tested one, it stood up extremely well, sadly it's not a cheap item 350 of your British squids :/ , new Shad video series, shad learns leather working and makes a shield!!!! (and casts a bronze sword, helmet and shield to test it with...)
@@edi9892 well shad has the woodworking skills for the hilt and for making the wooden positives for the moulds both to form the shield around and for the bronze casting, not to mention shads seems to be the type to enjoy learning new skills given half a chance.
For infantry strap shield have one big disadvantage, getting your arm pinned to the shield by arrows. Way less likely to happen with a center grip shield
One shield I particularly like is the Gallic Scetom (just Gallic for shield) it is like the scutum (in fact some scholars think the Latin word scutum was borrowed from Gallic scetom) the difference is that they were usually oval shaped, and flat. Although they did have a handy boss on it with two iron plates flanking the boss to further protect the hand, while the shield itself was usually made of hardened oak with dried hide stretched over it, and was heavily painted with all manner of cool Celtic designs! P.S. it’s pronounced Gah-lick not Gei-lick, that would be spelled Gaelic and refers to the Irish, not the Gauls. I only say this because everyone on youtube seems to get this wrong!
In Polish it's similar to the old English - tarcza - and since in Polish we tend to harden the pronounciation,the ending of the word has changed from "ge" (which we'd normally transcript to our language as "dż") to "cz",which is the same exact sound as "ch" in "chair" for example. And "tarcza" can also still mean "target" as long as you're referring to an actual round target like a dartboard. For "pavese" (or however you spell it) we have "pawęż",which also sounds pretty similar to the original word
Colonial ALT it's light and flexible but strong enough to withstand a blow from an imp goblin (I can't remember the official name for the small goblins so I decided to call them imps because in the doom video games the imps are the foot soldiers of the hordes of hell
I'd say that it's effective against small weapon attacks in general, which is what most goblins would use. It's essentially half-plate, if I were to use an rpg/D&D term, some plate armor with lighter armor underneath. He definitely either has a chain shirt or chain maile under the plate armor portions as well as hide/leather and cloth armor under it. So, all-in-all he's pretty well-armored in my opinion. Not as much as full plate but still good enough, especially for hunting goblins.
Nope! how on earth you wear vertical slit visor? That will limit your vision severely. there are reason why visors are horizontal. That is a helmet for criminals so they can always behind the bars all the time.
Kites may have arrived in Europe as early as 1400, If memory serves, the boat shaped iron is later. Ironing clothes was mostly an Elizabethan thing (those blankity-blank ruffles). Maybe the term comes from cookery as flat irons were used, Great video - thanks!
Good video Shad!! A small detail the Aspis is the shield but the Hoplon is well a sword, a spear, a knife, a bow and pretty much every object made primarily for killing (had to point that out). Keep up the good work !!!
One of my personal favourites is the 8-shaped Mycenian shield (which was also called an aspis, along with their own kind of rectangular tower shields). I just find them so unique and interesting to look at!
Interesting shield facts from Germany: - In German, more common than the term “kite shield“ are the terms “Norman shield“ (Normannenschild), “dragon shield“ (Drachenschild), and “almond shield“ (Mandelschild) - „Buckel“ is the German word for hump, which is the shape of a shield boss. That's why a buckler is called “buckler“. It looks like it consists only of the boss of a round shield. - The German word for “heater shield“ is „triangle shield“ (Dreiecksschild)
I would LOVE to see a video focusing on the Lantern Shield. I just think it's cool and I searched but didn't find a shadiversity video highlighting this one.
Well, before I heard them be called the Heater Shield I had heard them be referred to as the Pendant Shield because they supposedly have a pendant-like shape.Of course, it was highly stated they could be wood or metal, so I'm legitmatly confused on that end.
Awesome video as always. I always like the Scutum, not great for a duel, but awesome for forging an empire. I'm also partial to the Mycenaean figure 8 shield. Bronze age equipment is always overlooked.
For more info on the Hoplon and hoplite warfare in general is Christopher Matthew's: A Storm of Spears: Understanding the Greek Hoplite at War, which is based on his PHD thesis.
I really like the way you did the intro for your last video; a visual highlight of the video crossfaded with the Shadiversity logo. I wish it could be the way you do intro in every video.
Got a ranger in my Dnd game You have inspired me to homebrew “Pavesis” a shield you can set down to mechanically benefit from 3/4ths cover. But that provably is not in the game because ranged combat is already very powerful. So would need caveats since it could be cheesed
And let's not forget my favorite shield -- the ballistic shield. It's the only shield that is bulletproof. I love learning about shields, so thanks for making another video about them. I look forward to more.
Shad - I was always taught that "Swashbuckler" came from the practice of taunting your opponent by banging the flat of your blade or the haft of your spear (i.e. swashing) against the buckler. Hence, swashing the buckler and eventually just swashbuckler.
Thank you for making this video, I was having trouble finding the names for shields on Google and thought “Shadiversity probably made a video on this a few years ago”- and lo and behold, indeed he did
Good overview, Shad. Maybe next follow up with a video on some of the less well-know shield types, like the wing-shaped Hungarian shield; the convex late-medieval jousting shield; the weird, spiked dueling shield, etc.
Would love to see a video on shields from around the world. Especially those made of unusual materials or for unusual purposes, like wicker shields or the Persian figure-8 like shield
You are quite entertaining, stranger. Your channel is interesting, genuine, and of very good quality. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise, especially yourself.
Loved the video! Two things though: I think you should start a kickstarter to do a video with the Metatron (Seeing a crossover vid from you two guys would be great) and also another kickstarter to get you period-accurate 14th or 15th century armor. The gambison is awesome, but you need a full harness for these videos =) And you KNOW you wanna dress up in a full medieval battle harness =D
A couple of interesting notes: 1. The Romans were among those who provided different classifications for the shields they encountered and used. You mentioned the terms Parma and Scutum here, but the Romans also had a small, round shield carried by standard-bearers, which bore the diminutive name "Parmula." They also adapted foreign shield names when they encountered them. 2. On expeditions, Vikings (the professional raiders), appeared to bring at least two shields. I'm basing this on descriptions in a few of the sagas (Ynglings, Ragnars, Volsungs, if I recall), and it is an extrapolation of the information there as opposed to an explicit statement.
I always had the impression that wicker shields were used primarily for protecting one from arrows and other projectiles. Wicker could not protect one from a direct spear thrust. In the Iliad, a direct spear thrust could penetrate a hoplon (excuse the spelling) and that was made from several layers of bronze and bull hide. The Immortals would use wicker shields to advance against ranged opponents then discard it once they entered a melee. If they were fighting spear men like the hoplites, they would carry a much sturdier wood shield possibly covered in bronze.
Hey Shad with your recent videos on the whole sword on the back thing and this video on shields could you do a video on drawing a sword from within a shield like having a sword sheath strapped to the inside of a shield
The Buckler is my favorite type of shield, I love how different and varied and useful bucklers could be, moreso then most other shield types. I just wish that they would get the love they deserve when it comes to how they are portrayed in movies/games, etc. Instead bucklers are generally treated as a "cheap/low quality" shield and the larger shields are seen as better, and that is about as simple and far from the truth as you can get. Bucklers are probably the most versatile type there was when it came to being both a good defensive item and also useful for offensive too. There were some that had spikes in the boss part so you could use it to stab someone with or deflect , then you had some that hard sharp edges around the boss which was useful for cutting your enemy by slicing at them with it. Then you had others that even had little hooks and bands to them that could be used to help bind your enemies weapon and catch it so you could try to hold it or disarm them or better move it out of the way to attack. Defense wise it was lighter and easier to move, on top of that since you simply held it in your hand instead of having it strapped to your arm if someone caught it tried to hold it you could simply let go of it instead of being stuck to it like a some other shield types. There were some that were concave as well to better help deflect from sword thrusts too. They even found one in Jamestown in the US. The man drawback to them was against missiles (arrows, etc) because of their size, so you better hope you have some good armor that can protect you from arrows like chain or plate. When it came to melee combat though, I'd always prefer a buckler over any other shield type.
The domed Rotella shield Shad shows is from Therion Arms. It's a 23" domed 18ga steel shield. Its pretty good. I wish it was 20" and with 14-16ga steel. But for $120 it's not bad.
You were correct in saying "aspis" but "hoplon" is just a generic term which refers to the entire panoply of equipment carried by a hoplite. And a bonus tidbit for anyone wondering why some of them were painted with a 'Λ', that was the first letter in "Lakedaimon", the Spartans' name for their own state.
