Subject: hearthweru 'hearth-guard', gesith 'companion' warrior
Culture: Anglo-Saxon
Setting: England late 5th-early 9thc
Object: shield
* Royal Ontario Museum
"Anglo-Saxon Shield Boss (partial) Iron. Late 400s-early 500s. ... The shield was usually round, made of wood covered in leather, with a boss or hub at the centre. Its actual size is suggested by the circle drawn into the display. Shields similar to this very early type were still used by the Anglo-Saxons defending against the Norman invasion of England in 1066."
"Ombon de bouclier anglo-saxon (incomplet) Fer. Fin du Ve s.-début du VIe s. ... En général, le bouclier était rond et en bois recouvert de cuir, l'ombon se trouvant au centre. Le cercle tracé ici suggère le dimension réelle du bouclier. En 1066, les Anglo-Saxons qui essayaient de repousser l'invasion normande étaient encore armés de boucliers ressemblant à celui-ci."
