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Medieval slingers

Discussion in 'Friends of planetFigure' started by Paul, Sep 4, 2020.

  1. Paul Active Member

    Country:
    Germany
    I´ve already made a couple of medieval slingers using the fustibalus, Staff sling HERE.
    They were unarmoured and due to using staff slings they carry no shields whilst using the slings.
    Anyway, for a while I´ve wanted some more medieval slingers using shepards Slings and with headswops, the Norman Light slingers from Tumbling Dice fill my wish.
    Swords and shields added from the bits box
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    Did medieval shepard slingers use shields?
    A couple of pics from the twelth century Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis ("Book in honour of the Emperor, or on Sicilian affairs"; also called Carmen de motibus Siculis, "Poem on the Sicilian revolt") showing slingers with shields.
    [IMG]
    Also..a bit later, a soldier using sling with a shield on a 15th century painting of the Battle of Nájera
    [IMG]
    Loads more contemporary pics of slingers, with and without shields HERE
    HERE it´s shown that a shield and sling can be used in combination
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