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''A shield in the shape of a child’s flying kite and curved in the horizontal plane.''<br>
These seem to originate from Byzantium. There use in Western Europe can be seen xxxx xxxx. The first illustration from England is xxx xxx.
It is assumed that the kite shield was introduced into England with the arrival of King Edward the Confessors Norman retinue.
No examples are known from archaeology although a possible kite shield is known from Arnold of Brienz 1200AD, 109cm high. 67cm wide. 1.5cm thick.
==Kite shields with boss==
{{evidence
|Art
|Literature
|Archaeology
|Discussion
}}
<br>
==Kite shields with no boss==
{{evidence
|Art
|Literature
|Archaeology =
* Arnold of Brienz, c.1200AD
|Discussion =
A possible kite shield is known from Arnold of Brienz 1200AD, 109cm high. 67cm wide. 1.5cm thick
}}
<br>
==Flat top kite shield==
These appear from about 1180AD.<br>
{{evidence
|Art =
Lewis chessmen C12th [ROESDAHL and WILSON 1992:p.104, 390 Cat.615]
|Archaeology
}}
<br>
==Kite shield strapping==
{{evidence
|Art =
*Centaur on Cambs, Corpus Christi, Bury Bible, MS2 fol.1v c.1135AD [DODWELL 1993: p.342]
*Great seal from king Henry I, 1100-1135
*Goliath from the Bible of St. Etienne, 1109-1111AD
*Seal of William the Conqueror
*Bayeux Tapestry c.1086AD
|Literature
|Archaeology =
None
|Discussion =
With the exception of the elaborate strapping styles depicted on the Bayeux tapestry, kite shields seem to be depicted hung from a shoulder (gee) strap with a single grip strap.
}}
<br>
==Kite shield bosses (umbo)==
<br>
==Kite shield decoration==
===Zoomorphic animals===
'''Art'''<br>
*Bayeux Tapestry. The Normans are occasionally represented with zoomorphic animals but never the English.
===Cross===
'''Art'''<br>
*Bayeux Tapestry. Both the normans and the English are represented with cross designs on their shields.
<br>
==Shield edging==
see [[Round Shields]]
<br>
== References ==
<nocite>
DODWELL1993
ROESDAHL1992
</nocite>
<biblio force=false>#[[Template:Bib]]</biblio>
<HarvardReferences />
[[Category:Armour]]
''A shield in the shape of a child’s flying kite and curved in the horizontal plane.''<br>
These seem to originate from Byzantium. There use in Western Europe can be seen xxxx xxxx. The first illustration from England is xxx xxx.
It is assumed that the kite shield was introduced into England with the arrival of King Edward the Confessors Norman retinue.
No examples are known from archaeology although a possible kite shield is known from Arnold of Brienz 1200AD, 109cm high. 67cm wide. 1.5cm thick.
==Kite shields with boss==
{{evidence
|Art
|Literature
|Archaeology
|Discussion
}}
<br>
==Kite shields with no boss==
{{evidence
|Art
|Literature
|Archaeology =
* Arnold of Brienz, c.1200AD
|Discussion =
A possible kite shield is known from Arnold of Brienz 1200AD, 109cm high. 67cm wide. 1.5cm thick
}}
<br>
==Flat top kite shield==
These appear from about 1180AD.<br>
{{evidence
|Art =
Lewis chessmen C12th [ROESDAHL and WILSON 1992:p.104, 390 Cat.615]
|Archaeology
}}
<br>
==Kite shield strapping==
{{evidence
|Art =
*Centaur on Cambs, Corpus Christi, Bury Bible, MS2 fol.1v c.1135AD [DODWELL 1993: p.342]
*Great seal from king Henry I, 1100-1135
*Goliath from the Bible of St. Etienne, 1109-1111AD
*Seal of William the Conqueror
*Bayeux Tapestry c.1086AD
|Literature
|Archaeology =
None
|Discussion =
With the exception of the elaborate strapping styles depicted on the Bayeux tapestry, kite shields seem to be depicted hung from a shoulder (gee) strap with a single grip strap.
}}
<br>
==Kite shield bosses (umbo)==
<br>
==Kite shield decoration==
===Zoomorphic animals===
'''Art'''<br>
*Bayeux Tapestry. The Normans are occasionally represented with zoomorphic animals but never the English.
===Cross===
'''Art'''<br>
*Bayeux Tapestry. Both the normans and the English are represented with cross designs on their shields.
<br>
==Shield edging==
see [[Round Shields]]
<br>
== References ==
<nocite>
DODWELL1993
ROESDAHL1992
</nocite>
<biblio force=false>#[[Template:Bib]]</biblio>
<HarvardReferences />
[[Category:Armour]]
