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Shield wall

A shield wall is a military formation that was common in ancient and medieval warfare. There were many slight variations of this formation, but the common factor was soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder and holding their shields so that they would abut or overlap. Each soldier thus benefited from the protection of the shields of his neighbors and his own.

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Shield wall → Although, BC, Greek, It, Persian Sparabara, Roman, Stele, Sumerian, The, Vultures
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Shield wall → military formation that was common in ancient and medieval warfare

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shield formation shields wall used soldiers would roman weapons ancient phalanx although often shield-wall military thus common tactics use walls

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Shield wallis amilitary formation that was common in ancient and medieval warfare0.90text
in Englandinstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
Scandinavia.In the battles between the Anglo-Saxonsinstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
the Danes in Englandinstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
most of the Saxon army would have consisted of the inexperienced fyrdinstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
a militia composed of free peasants.The first three ranks of the wall would have been made up of select warriorsinstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
such as huscarlsinstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
thegnsinstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
who carried heavier weapons such as Dane axesinstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
consistently wore armourinstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
and were often the retainers of ealdormeninstance ofand used their two-pronged short spears and battle-axes from behind.Early medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text
in Englandinstance ofEarly medievalTacticsThe shield-wall was commonly used in many parts of Northern Europe0.80text

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