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/* Lenticular round shield */
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==Flat round shield==
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|Art
|Literature = *The battle of Maldon refers to ‘cellod bord’ which has been translated as ‘hollowed shield’ i.e. lenticular although Pollington express doubt regarding this interpretation [POLLINGTON 2006: p.148]|Archaeology =No curved boards have been found from archaeology. <br> |Discussion = A number of bosses with curved flanges have been found however. These bosses can be interpreted in two ways. Firstly the curved flange helps the boss to bite into the shield board [HARKE and DICKINSON 1992]. The second interpretation is that they were used on curved lenticular shields ([BEATSON, The Viking Shield from Archeology(N.D.)A].
Illustrated manuscripts do however show numerous examples of shields that appear to be curved. Again these are open to interpretation with many some people arguing that they are an artistic way of showing flat shields side on [STEPHENSON 2007].
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==Round shield boss (Umbo)==
===Sugar loaf===See main article [[Round Shield Bosses]]
===There are four main types of bosses: Viking domed===Domed, Hiberno-Norse / English, Irish and Carolingian.
===Hiberno-Norse===
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===Caralingian===
L'Ille de Groix
 
 
===Decorative bosses===
====Gold leaf====
''A metal shield boss that has been covered in gold leaf.''
 
====Painted Bosses====
''A metal shield boss that has been covered in paint.''<br>
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To the best of my knowledge no shield boss has been found with traces of paint still adhering to it. Also the painting of bosses seems unlikely as period paints do not have the necessary adhesive properties.
 
 
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==Oval shields (Poached egg)==
''An oval shaped usually curved shield.''<br>
==Round shield decoration==
===See [[Round Shield colours===Designs]]
===Round shield designs===
====Decorated with radiating curved lines [V]===={{evidence|Art=*Scandinavian examples (C8th to C12th): **Lillbjars, Gotland, C8th [HEATH 1985:p.53]; **16 silver pendants from Birka appear to copy shields complete with spiral design and possible shield handles. See Women’s Head <!- Amulets for more information. [ARWIDSSON 1989:p.9-11]*Anglo-Saxon examples (C10th to C12th):**T49 BL, MS Cotton Cleopatra C VIII*Carolingian & Western European examples (C9th to C12th):**Stuttgart Psalter c,830AD**St Gallen – Golden Psalter *Germanic examples (pre. C9th):**Stone slab from Hornhausen C4th to 7th [DEVIRES and SMITH 2007:p.226]|Discussion}}----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
====Decorated with a cross [E]====
 
====Cross or Quarter designs====
 
====Painted in Oseberg, Borre, Ringerike, Mammen Urnes or Winchester art styles====
 
 
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==Shield edging==
== References ==
<nocite>{{Ref|Arwidsson 1989}}ARWIDSSON1989{{Ref|Beatson (N.D.) a}}BEATSONa{{Ref|Bersu & Wilson 1966}}BERSU1966{{Ref|Cameron 1998}}CAMERON1998{{Ref|Devires & Smith 2007}}DEVIRES2007{{Ref|Foote & Wilson 1970}}FOOTE1970{{Ref|Harke 1992}}HARKE1992HEATH1985{{Ref|Heath 1985}}{{Ref|Kongens Borge2010}}NICOLAYSEN1882PAS2003 {{Ref|Nicolaysen 1882}}POLLINGTON2006{{Ref|PAS 2003}}SKODELL2008{{Ref|Pollington 2006}}STEPHENSON2007{{Ref|Skodell 2008}}WILSON1985{{Ref|Stephenson 2007}}</nocite>{{Ref|Wilson 1985}}<biblio force=false>#[[Template:Bib]]</biblio>
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