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The heater shield or heater-shaped shield is a form of European medieval shield, developing from the early medieval kite shield in the late 12th century in response to the declining importance of the shield in combat thanks to improvements in leg armour. The term is a neologism, created by Victorian antiquarians due to the shape's resemblance to a…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| steel or iron | instance of | and were often braced with metals | 0.80 | text |
| the kite shield | instance of | It was relatively lightweight compared to other similar shields at the time | 0.80 | text |
| being easy to move around during both mounted | instance of | It was relatively lightweight compared to other similar shields at the time | 0.80 | text |
| on-foot combat | instance of | It was relatively lightweight compared to other similar shields at the time | 0.80 | text |
| and had a fairly high amount of surface area | instance of | It was relatively lightweight compared to other similar shields at the time | 0.80 | text |
| making for a solid defence.This style of shield was not without its flaws | instance of | It was relatively lightweight compared to other similar shields at the time | 0.80 | text |
| Heater shield | related to Details | Smaller | 0.60 | section |
| Heater shield | related to Details | From | 0.60 | section |
| Heater shield | related to Details | As | 0.60 | section |
| Heater shield | related to Details | By | 0.60 | section |
| Heater shield | related to Details | Heater | 0.60 | section |
| Heater shield | related to Details | Some | 0.60 | section |
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