Shields
| shield/block, deflect,bash | Description brief | Region of association | Era of association |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massai style shield | A small padded leather handshield of almond shape centally mounted to a staff | Africa | Traditional |
| Ishlangu | Oxhide strapped to a wooden spine used as a shield | Zulu/Africa | Traditional |
| Yetholm-type shield | Bronze Age shield from northwestern Europe, especially the British Isles | Europe | 1200-800 BC |
| Viking-style shield | A round and flat shield made of plywood and brightly painted to disguise the grain of the wood. | ||
| Scutum | A large rectangular and convex shield used by Roman legions | Rome | Antiquity |
| Buckler | A small hand shield also used as a parry weapon and not good versus projectiles | ||
| Targe | Term used for shields common to Europe | Medieval | |
| Kite shield | A large teardrop shaped shield | Medieval | |
| Heater shield | A medium flat shield with round bottom and flat top when represented in heraldry it's called an escutcheon. | Medieval | |
| Rondache | Medieval style roundshield | Medieval | |
| Aspis/Hoplon | Greek word for variety of shields. Its signature style is a bronze clad wood saucer with decorative paint. | Mediterranean | Ancient |
| Pavise | A large convex shield similar to kiteshield in shape and used by archers as a blind. | ||
| parma | Roman round shield favored by auxiliaries | ||
| Clipeus | Greek style roundshield with a central spike | Greeks/Romans | |
| Clipeus virtutis | A clipeus awarded to Roman soldiers as a medal of honor | ||
| Pelta | Crescent-shaped wicker shield used by javalin skirmishers | Old world | before 3rd cent BC |
| Adarga | Two-ply leather shield of antelope hide of various shapes | Spanish Moors | |
| Thureos | A large oval shield | Mediterranean | 3rd BC(+) |
| Witham Shield | RELIC a 4th century shield excavated in Britain | ||
| Battersea Shield | RELIC Bronze shield found in the Thames river | Britain | |
| Prince Charlie's Targe | RELIC one of 13 ornate shields given out as trophies for supporters | c. 1745 | |
| Riot shield | A medium to large shield made of modern plastics to protect police from thrown objects | Modern |
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