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approximately  the  same  shape  as  The later Saxons and Normaas used
                                the  modem  Heraldic  shield  though  the  long  kite  shaped  shield  which
                                up-side-down.  The  Greeks  and  was  perfectly  sensible  for  foot
                                                                 soldiers  but  extremely  awkward  to
                                                                 handle  on horseback.
                                                                   About 1200 the shape of  the shield
                                                                 changed  to what came to be known
                                                                 as  the  ' heater'  type.  This  was
                                                                 shorter than the kite shield and con-
                                                                 siderably wider and curved to fit the
                                                                 body. It was upon this type of  shield
                                                                 that  the  early  coats  of  arms  were
                                                                 emblazoned.
                                                                   By the  late  13th century  the  size
                                                                 had  been  much  reduced  and  the
                                                                 cuve of  the shield was nothing like
                                                                 so pronounced.
                                                                   This  was  followed  in  the  14th
                                                                 century  by  a  type  which  did  not
                                                                 follow  the  conventional  shape,  it
                                                                 was  nearly  rectangular,  pointed  ak
                                                                 the  base and carried  a notch  in  the
                                                                 left  hand  corner  (£rom the  viewer's
                                                                 point  of  view)  for  the  lance.
                                                                   %y  1600  the  shieId  had  almost
                                                                 disappeared  in  European  couutries
                                                                 in  favour  of  improved  armour  for
                                                                 the  left  side  of  the  body.  The one
                                                                 exception  to  this  being  the  round
                                                                 target  shield with  central spike car-
                                                                 ried  by  the  clansmen  during  the
                                                                 Jacobite  rebellions.
                                                                 Shrimp - A type of  small armoured
                                                                 barrow with two light guns pointing
                                 Knight  1220  with  'heaîer'  shield
                                                                 forward  through  a  tapered  shield
                                                                 and a cluster of  curved blades in the
                               Bronze Age tribesmen  used  a round  front. This was  used  at the  siege of
                               shield;  in  the  case  of  the  Greeks  Boulogne  1543.
                               it  was  generally  emblazoned  with
                               some  rnonster  or  animal.  The  Shonlder  Pi-   - A  general  name
                               Romans    preferred   the  square  given   to   armour   specifically
                               scutum  which  stood  about  three  designed  for  the  protection  of  the
                               feer  high  and  was  slightly  curved.  shoulder.   .
                               These  were  frequentIy  used  in
                               batches  to  form  a  protective  walI.  S M  - A skirt shaped piecc of  plate
                               The  early  Saxons  used  a  round  armour  designed  to  cover  the
                               shield  named  ' target ' which  was  abdomen  and  hips.  This  has  been
                               generally   painted   in   different  variously  designed  to  fit  closely  to
                               coloured  roundles  and  from  which  the  contours  of  the  body  and  to be
                               the word  larget of  today is derived.  flared  out.
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