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Round Shields

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==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==