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/* Using spears two-handed with a slung shield */
==Using spears two-handed with a slung shield==
[[File:Aberlemno.png|thumb|Aberlemo stone showing the use of two-handed spear and shield. c.700AD]]
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There are no depictions of spears being used two-handed with a slung shield from the Viking age. What evidence we do have comes from before or after the Viking age and depict combat against either horses, ships or castles.
* Scotland, Aberlemo stone. c.700-850. Depicts a warrior attacking a mounted warrior.* England, Canterbury. Stained glass window dated to ??. c.1190. Depicts a warrior attacking a castle.* Germany. Unknown manuscript C12thSt Gallen, Cod. Sang. 863. c.1125-1150. Depicts a warrior attacking a ship. <gallery>File:Scotland, Aberlemno II, Stone Carving.jpg|Aberlemno <br>c.700-850File:St Gallen, Cod. Sang. 863.jpg|St Gallen <br>c.1125-1150</gallery>
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