TYMEAGAIN
Shields with a Sword
US$50.00 Minimum Order Per Shipment
Click on the picture for a larger view. Many styles are available. Please see below.
| The shields are ready to use and come with a transfer kit that outlines a design that the young knight can paint onto the shield if desired. They come with a 14" Archer's Companion Sword. All shields have a handle made from a burlap material that is similar to the shoulder strap on the Crossquillian Sword (R-700-2). |
Shield Styles |
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WARRIOR'S KITE SHIELD AND SWORD Order Code: R-700-90 US$29.95 |
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In the seventh and eighth century mounted troops in what is now France used their spear under arm and pointed their horse at the enemy, rather than hitting out to the side in the older fashion. This style meant they could balance a longer spear, that spear became the lance. With this new style of fighting a tight fitting shield was needed, one that covered the whole leg as you charged headlong. The kit shield was developed with its taper that meant it could be held close to the body, covering nearly all the left side. Viking Invaders of Northern France liked this shield. When warriors were massed in tight shield walls the taper blocked under cuts to their legs. The Anglo-Saxons copied the Vikings and used this shield for their heavy armed House Carl infantry. Our Norman ancestors were descended from Viking invaders of France, so we tend to think of this as a Viking or Norman shield. |
Click on the picture above for a larger view. The shields come with a transfer kit that provides the outline for you to paint the shield. They come plain, not painted. You can either leave them plain, follow our designs, our paint them any way you wish. This shield is 17" (42.5 cm) long and 11" (27.5 cm) wide. |
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ANCIENT BRITON'S SHIELD AND SWORD Order Code: R-700-91 US$29.95 |
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This is a very old style of shield dating back over 3,000 years. Bronze age artwork shows warriors with such shields. We know from the Romans that Celto-British warriors were still using this shield at the time of their invasion of Britain. Both Bronze Age and Iron Age people believed shields could hold magic to ward off harm. When celebrating victory a chieftain was sometimes carried on the shield of a dead enemy. After the celebration the shield was sent to the bottom of a sacred lake or burned in a fire - a gift to the gods giving thanks that their tribe’s magic had been greater than their foes. The Romans also took shields as trophies for their gods, laying them at the feet of bound prisoners to be sent to be paraded in triumph in Rome.
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Click on the pictures above for a larger view. The shields come with a transfer kit that provides the outline for you to paint the shield. They come plain, not painted. You can either leave them plain, follow our designs, our paint them any way you wish. This shield is 17" (42.5 cm) long and 11.25" (28 cm) wide. |
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ROMAN OVAL SHIELD AND SWORD Order Code: R-700-92 US$29.95 |
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We often think of the rectangular Scutum shield used by Imperial Legions in the first and second century as ‘the Roman Shield’. But this the oval Clipeus was older, used by more troop types and used long after the Scutum. We know from stone carvings left by the Romans which troops had carried oval shields and some of their designs. Soldiers stationed on Hadrian’s Wall used this shield, as did Roman cavalry; the cavalry shield was a slightly thinner oval than the infantry’s. Nearly all the late Romano-British infantry and cavalry used oval shields. If Arthur of the Britons (King Arthur) lived, and he probably did, went to battle as a Roman-British cavalry officer. His shield would have been much like this, probably with a Christian device such as the Holy Grail depicted on its front.
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Click on the picture above for a larger view. The shields come with a transfer kit that provides the outline for you to paint the shield. They come plain, not painted. You can either leave them plain, follow our designs, our paint them any way you wish. This shield is 17" (42.5 cm) long and 11.5" (28.75 cm) wide. |
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NORMAN KITE SHIELD AND SWORD Order Code: R-700-94 US$29.95 |
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from the warriors kite shield, the body has filled out and the top becomes
flatter. This was the shield used by late Norman crusaders as they cut across
the Middle East to reach Jerusalem. The Norman’s dynastic enemies, the early
Plantagenate were armed in the same way as the Normans, both using this shield.
This was when a mounted knight could literally push aside or ride over all in
his path. When armed as a knight a bad man could not be stopped from his evil,
unless by another knight of more noble honour. Such noble knights were said to
be chivalrous and they lived for honour, when not at war they sported with each
other at the joust. A knight would have colours painted on his shield (like a
modern football strip) showing who he was - this was the start of heraldry.
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Click on the picture above for a larger view. The shields come with a transfer kit that provides the outline for you to paint the shield. They come plain, not painted. You can either leave them plain, follow our designs, our paint them any way you wish. This shield is 17" (42.5 cm) long and 11" (27.5 cm) wide. |
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HIGH MEDIEVAL KNIGHT'S SHIELD AND SWORD Order Code: R-700-95 US$29.95 |
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Developed from the large heater shield this would be the last type of shield used by knights in combat. As body armour had become more effective the shield became less important for direct protection. No longer having to protect the body a smaller shield was easier to move in reaction to an opponent's attack; so more able to glance a blow. With body and face covered in armour it was impossible to tell who was who; and so a knight's shield was painted in an individual way, then everyone could tell who he was. The designs and devices were handed down to the next generation and so heraldry was born. His family's heraldry was also carried on a knight's sur-coat. Sometimes after marriage, half the wife's father's and half the husband's heraldic design were added together. |
Click on the picture above for a larger view. This shield is similar in shape and design to the Late Medieval Knight's Shield (R-700-93) shown above. The shields come with a transfer kit that provides the outline for you to paint the shield. They come plain, not painted. You can either leave them plain, follow our designs, or paint them any way you wish. This shield is 15" (37.5 cm) long and 11" (27.5 cm) wide. |
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TYMEAGAIN SWORDS, BOWS & ARROWS, QUIVERS, DAGGERS The bows and arrows, quivers, swords, and daggers are in a different file. Please click on the picture to the right to go to that section. |
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Shipping Information |
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| We usually ship by UPS regular ground service from our warehouse in Niagara Falls, New York. The cost varies with the quantity of merchandise. Small orders usually start at around US$8.00 per order for just a few items. We get many e-mails from people wondering how long it takes for orders to arrive. They usually do not tell us where they are located. UPS regular ground service takes 1-5 business days depending upon location. The farther you are from upstate New York, the longer it takes. Expedited services are available, but usually for two to four times the cost of the regular ground service. |
Click on the map above for exact times to your location. |
Tymeagain Contact Information |
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United States, Canada, Europe, and the Rest of the World
Chichester, Inc. 2045 Niagara Falls Blvd., Unit 9 Niagara Falls, New York 14304 USA
Phone: 1.800.206.6544 Phone: +1.716.298.1183 Fax: +1.716.298.0313 E-Mail: info@chichesterinc.com |
United Kingdom
Tymeagain Ltd. 21 Longbridge Deverill Trading Estate, Sutton Veny, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7BZ ENGLAND
Phone: 011.44.1985.840038 Fax: 011.44.1985.840069 E-Mail: eng@historictoys.co.uk Website: www.historictoys.co.uk
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