Heater Shield
Semi-cylindrical shield with a flat top edge. The shield was about 95 cm. long in the first half of the fourteenth century but was shortened later in the century. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 249)
*term definitions retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary)
**image retrieved from wikipedia.org
Hi! There’s a new Peterman’s Eye Travel site and today’s post is about medieval city planning. Thought I’d share…
http://www.petermanseye.com/travel/travel/437-the-medieval-port
Cheers!
Thanks, Tina!