Thread:AlteOgre/@comment-32865299-20171226203503

I saw your post on Shields and wanted to tell you shields are actually meant to be held by your indominate hand not just your right hand. Also only a few shield types are meant to be moved to block blows among these would be (Bucklers, parrying shields, other small rounded shields) almost every other shield is meant to be held in place more like hand-held armor rather than to be moved to parry and deflect weapons.

RANDOM HISTORY ALERT The idea of a light shield that is quick to move became popular in the bronze age when bronze weapons that were to weak to repeatedly deflect and stop enemy weapons needed a counterpart to deflect blows without the threat of being bent or destroyed. After iron was smelted and they realized this was strong enough to deflect blows the idea of a light shield was less popular as the iron blade could carry out the uses of a light shield.

Sorry if I'm being kinda annoying I just like telling people about history. 