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The shield is a part of every typical warrior of the Middle Ages. It is the symbol of the knight, bearer of his coat of arms, calling card and lifesaver. But how were such shields constructed? How stable were they and what could they withstand? With my guest Andre Schätz from http://dieschilderey.com/ we get to the bottom of all these questions. 0:00 Introduction 2:40 History of the shield 6:15 The Seedorf shield 34:45 The target 54:30 Pavese 1:06:00 Schongauer Pavese Films of the shieldery can be found at: / @theshieldery The book presented is available here at the WBG: https://www.wbg-wissenverbindet.de/sh... If you would like to support Geschichtsfenster, you can either buy me a coffee (or Spezi): https://ko-fi.com/geschichtsfenster or support me in the long term on Patreon: / geschichtsfester Geschichtsfenster on Discord: / discord If you would like to see and read more from us: https://linktr.ee/Geschichtsfenster #geschichtsfenster #schild #militärgeschichte #mittelalter