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A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry like spears or long ranged projectiles such as arrows.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield | is a | piece of personal armour held in the hand | 0.90 | text |
| Shield | is a | bullet-resistant ballistic shield | 0.90 | text |
| arrows | instance of | whether from close-ranged weaponry like spears or long ranged projectiles | 0.80 | text |
| ship protection or as a weapon | instance of | provide secondary uses | 0.80 | text |
| so on.In prehistory | instance of | provide secondary uses | 0.80 | text |
| during the era of the earliest civilisations | instance of | provide secondary uses | 0.80 | text |
| shields were made of wood | instance of | provide secondary uses | 0.80 | text |
| animal hide | instance of | provide secondary uses | 0.80 | text |
| woven reeds or wicker | instance of | provide secondary uses | 0.80 | text |
| leather or rawhide | instance of | covered in some instances with a material | 0.80 | text |
| often reinforced with a metal boss | instance of | covered in some instances with a material | 0.80 | text |
| rim or banding | instance of | covered in some instances with a material | 0.80 | text |
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