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Schiltron

A schiltron (also spelled sheltron, sceld-trome, schiltrom, or shiltron) is a compact body of troops forming a battle array, shield wall or phalanx. The term is most often associated with Scottish pike formations during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.

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Schiltron

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples65
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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Schiltron

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related to Rectilinear schiltrons · 20
Schiltron → Bannockburn, Bruce, Bruce's, Culblean, Dupplin Muir, English, Falkirk, Glen Trool, Halidon Hill, He, Myton, Neville's Cross, Otterburn, Robert, Scots, Scottish, The, There, Unlike, Welsh
related to Etymology · 13
Schiltron → AD, Anglo-Saxon, Battle, Falkirk, Matters, Middle English, Old English, Picts, Scotland, Some, The, There, Viking
related to European parallels · 12
Schiltron → Etymology, Europe, Maes Moydog, Middle Ages, Northern European, Orewin Bridge, Parallels, Scandinavian, Schiltron-like, Scottish, Welsh, While
related to Circular schiltrons · 10
Schiltron → At Falkirk, Bannockburn, Battle, Charles Oman, Falkirk, Scottish, The, There, Thomas Randolph's, William Wallace's
related to English examples · 9
Schiltron → Bannockburn, Barbour, Battle, Boroughbridge, English, In, It, Lanercost Chronicle, The
is a · 1
Schiltron → tactical development credited to Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn

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formation english also cavalry battle circular scottish used bannockburn formations use falkirk troops term phalanx pike first armies army infantry

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Schiltronis atactical development credited to Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn0.90text
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsThere0.60section
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsScottish0.60section
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsWilliam Wallace's0.60section
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsBattle0.60section
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsFalkirk0.60section
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsThomas Randolph's0.60section
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsBannockburn0.60section
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsThe0.60section
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsAt Falkirk0.60section
Schiltronrelated to Circular schiltronsCharles Oman0.60section
Schiltronrelated to English examplesThe0.60section

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