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Plywood was used for shields by the Romans, I'm fairly certain the Vikings, and wikipedia mentions the Greeks and Egyptians used it as well. From what I can tel
by BariumBlue 6y ago
Plywood was used for shields by the Romans, I'm fairly certain the Vikings, and wikipedia mentions the Greeks and Egyptians used it as well. From what I can tell from a quick google, it does seem to be a casualty of the Dark ages though.
- PoachedSausage 6y agoMaybe not. The Dutch police appear to be using wicker riot shields in 2021. Good for the environment. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/25/nation/weekend-rioting-sweeps-across-netherlands-covid-19-restrictions-tighten/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/25/nation/weekend-riotin...
- TT3351 6y agoI believe the implication was it was lost in the Dark Ages and re-discovered in 19thc. No reason to suggest plywood is not in use today
- alexpotato 6y agoI remember reading in Gates of Fire [0] that the Spartans used heavy, round oak shields which suited there phalanx style of warfare. The Persians (and their allies) used wicker shields that chose light weight over protection [1]. More recently, there was also a video floating around recently of how protesters were building Viking shield walls to protect themselves [2] 0 - https://amzn.to/39n23Jx https://amzn.to/39n23Jx 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparabara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparabara 2 - https://twitter.com/joshuapotash/status/1291962889323020288?lang=en https://twitter.com/joshuapotash/status/1291962889323020288?...