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===[TASK]=== Figure-of-eight shield


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19 minutes ago, Alexandermb said:
48 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

It would be great to have the Boeotian shield in the game, even if a bit anachronistic. 

43 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said:

We have 300 shield inside the repo... I dont see the problem.

Sure, why not

In that case, perhaps you could also create an heroic figure-of-eight shield, if you have some spare time?

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13 minutes ago, Alexandermb said:

That one uses metal or wood/whicker/leather?

Wooden frame, wicker inside, multiple layers of cowskin covering it, bronze rim, and vertical leather strap on the back to carry it.

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2 hours ago, Lion.Kanzen said:

Leather....yes

But Justus is talking about the evolve.

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Right, I was talking about this one (for maybe the Thebans; I'd give it to the Sacred Band in DE or the Thespian champion) , but having the figure 8 shields would be awesome too. Imagine an Achilles cheat unit or Mycenaean civ.

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24 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

Right, I was talking about this one (for maybe the Thebans; I'd give it to the Sacred Band in DE or the Thespian champion) , but having the figure 8 shields would be awesome too. Imagine an Achilles cheat unit or Mycenaean civ.

Yes Aristeia still existing guys...lol.

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@Nescio, check out this one, the Pylos Combat Agate, a 15th century BC "Greek sealstone of the Mycenaean era, probably manufactured in Late Minoan Crete", from the Griffin Warrior Tomb. The finest Bronze Age intaglio I've ever seen... This beauty is merely 3.4 cm across!

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The seal portrays a warrior who, having already defeated one opponent sprawled at his feet, is plunging his sword into the exposed neck of another foe with a "figure-of-eight" shield, while at the same time grabbing the crest of the man's helmet.

(note the interesting in-combat rotation of the shield)

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More interesting info on the tomb, and many other artefacts: https://www.archaeology.org/issues/352-1909/features/7900-greece-pylos-mycenaean-warrior-grave 

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