Nicholas C. Rossis

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Bizarre Weapons: the Lantern Shield

Nov 13, 2020 | Fun Historical Facts, Quora

Robert Arthurs reports on Quora first seeing this wonder of medieval over-specialization on display in Vienna, Austria: Doesn’t it look awesome? Well, looks can be deceiving. You see that small hole in the top region of the shield? That is where a soldier would...