The True Origins of SHIELDS | Iron Age | Roman, Celtic, Etruscan, Greek

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[@dogwithnobones906]

Finally some original content was getting worried you became a reaction channel ONLY

[@anargyroi]

Bro it's Aristotle's bust in 07:21 it's not Dionysus of Halicarnassus! It's a very famous depiction of the Stagirite philosopher, I'm impressed you didn't know.

[@FireflowerDancer]

You are rockin' that armor! 🦾

[@Pogonip]

I'd imagine people in the stone age had shields the native Americans had them people in Papua new Guinea an Australia had them

[@player1_fanatic]

Loving these classic Metatron videos!

[@metatronyt]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@blee04524]

Yup

[@dashrendar5320]

Hahaha a very human trait across all cultures….please don’t hit me with an arrow or smash me with a rock from a sling. Hence…the shield

[@arturwittensoeltner8729]

Hence... the audacity of not wanting to be maimed or killed! Ugh! Only wimps used and use shields!

[@shepherddog1199]

I recognize you from somewhere. Be careful with your testing, dude, your kids need you.

[@tomhirons7475]

@shepherddog1199 shut up, nothing wrong was said.

[@Maybeabandaid9]

You know its going to be a good video when Metatron breaks out the lorica segmentata off the rip.

[@ianchristian7949]

That's a proper Metatron video. Thanks!

[@metatronyt]

Thank you for watching!

[@SirZelean]

At 17:45, Metatron transforms into a Kingdom Come NPC switching combat stances

[@darkdork1012]

As an amateur engineer, I think anyone who comes from a innovate/survive-or-die environment would think to invent a shield on their own. The invention of shields in general likely predate recorded history by tens of thousands of years.

[@tomhirons7475]

I agree.

[@TheMysteryDriver]

You'd think we'd have some (cave) drawings then.

[@gunblade7610]

Yep, pretty sure they were universal like a knife, fire, spears, etc. We may not have evidence as maybe they were made from organic materials like hide which would have decomposed or maybe they used shells or body parts or animals. So maybe the turtle shell someone was buried with wasn't his basket but his shield...or better yet... why not both?

[@bewawolf19]

I'd imagine most likely many of the early ones would look like the shields used by the northern American Indians, with the usual provisions for available material.

[@dohtorbune9753]

The spear and shield combination was also the standard in Sumerian warfare, as seen in their illustrations and battle standards.

[@hugovandyk9918]

The Spear and shield seems to be ubiquitous to human cultures in general. They were popular in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia. The only weapon more wide spread than the spear and shield is the club.

[@tomhirons7475]

and Zulus, went for many years.

[@deb9711]

These are the types of videos I like the most ❤.

[@CortesCansados]

5:55 "and we eat well" he says, while drinking mountain dew. WHERES YOUR WINE?! WHERES YOUR WINEEEEE!?

[@TheMysteryDriver]

Wine doesn't keep you up

[@CortesCansados]

@@TheMysteryDriver tell me you're not a southern european without telling me you're not a southern european

[@gunblade7610]

Dew is gamer wine

[@ivane5110]

Please do more like this video; incredibly fascinating. Seeing these pieces actually in use and not just talked about or mere pictures really circles back for me and makes the iconography take on a new life. Thank you.

[@fancymcclean6210]

Greetings, Metatron, from an exiled Englishman in New Zealand. Fascinating and informative exposition of the topic. More videos of this ilk, please. Flaxen Saxon.

[@thelbs6500]

Am playing a sword and board carrying Paladin in my DnD game, so here to educate myself a bit more about shields! And will share this video with the others in my game 😊

[@totallynuts7595]

Vikings Raise the shield wall Hold the front line Fight till death - Amon Amarth, Shield Wall (from the album "Berserker", 2018) It's a favourite of mine.

[@paulshri8609]

Hell yeah 😂😂 Valkyrie is also good...probably the closest they'll get to a love sing, but yeah, whole album rocks. Personal favourite of mine is Where Silent God's Stand Guard...keep headspinning and rocking dude 🙌

[@BIG-DIPPER-56]

Your own content again!👍 Very refreshing ! Thanks so much !

[@TheRomans-exe]

I LOVE the Heater shield! I like the 13th - 15th century armor in general, actually. I also hope you'll talk about shields lasting til the early modern era with Gaelic Highlander Targes used in the 16th-18th centuries

[@velazquezarmouries]

It's really interesting how we still use the word umbo for the boss of shields in Spanish

[@defaultytuser]

That’s good to know, I’m native spanish speaker (Argentina) and often struggle finding spanish words for english terms. Medieval-wise, our mother tong seems to be lacking in nuance to me!

[@velazquezarmouries]

@defaultytuser we do have them though they are really obscure words try reading El Mio cid in old spanish

[@defaultytuser]

@@velazquezarmouries I happen to have a copy but never got around to read it, I’ll give it a go, thanks for the tip!

[@alparkranger]

You'd want a shield that was both protective and lightweight. So, it was balancing those two things that you'd want to consider.

[@Lee-vk1xy]

durability is also a factor. That can be considered part of protection i.e. is the shield readily penetrated as well as how long does it hold up vs coverage which can be both static and dynamic.

[@thekaxmax]

That's the basic next step after deciding to use one, yes

[@thekaxmax]

​@@Lee-vk1xyonly short-term. It was normal to go through a few to several shields a year.

[@randomvariable1836]

If The Metatron makes a statement, it is always 1) well researched and 2) 99.999% absolute truth as far as can be determined, whether you like it or not

[@MachiavellisApprentice-nv4dx]

Shields date back with 100% certainty to at least the Ancient Egyptian 11th Dynasty, around 2000 BC. There is a model found in a tomb showing a complete company of soldiers with cowhide shields.

[@thekaxmax]

There's Sumerian art a few thousand years older. And they were pretty well developed then.

[@achilleuspetreas3828]

The Stele of the Vultures shows a phalanx with rectangular shields. It was commissioned by Eannatum of Lagash who ruled anywhere from 2,500-2,400BC. So, we can confidently go even further back by nearly half a century

[@timsippel1845]

I'm reasonably sure shields were invented shortly after the invention of the thrown stone. As we all know the difficulty is in finding the earliest evidence. Worse yet, the oldest existent evidence.

[@dogwithnobones906]

Megatron been bathing in his own juices too long

[@sokar_rostau]

Glad someone mentioned this and the Stela of the Vultures. I'll add that shields, were in use in Australia long before European contact, and their various types strongly suggest they were here for a very long time. There's rock art around the world showing human figures holding a shield-like object, some of which is recent (with horses and/or bows) while others are far older.

[@Grandwigg]

This was brilliant! It's nice to see Shields get some deserved love. I look forward to seeing different ways they were decorated in different periods.

[@deepwuwu]

Surely Zefram Cohrane invented shielding technology.

[@MarkHorton-n3t]

Probably the man standing beside the first man killed with a weapon picked up something handy and invented the shield.

[@Lukas-Trnka]

Shield decorations - that's something I would certainly like to see!

[@brothereldrian9913]

I love the historical correct blue braccas. I own a scutum in celtic style myself in the "octogonal" shape. Gives a lot of range, when poking the enemy with it. After all shields are fantastic at defence but they can work wonders for your offence as well. Also it is quite quick if you need to guard your shins and feet from the enemy. We could not afford a lot of armor for our sparring back then so going for smaller shields was not adviced. I really like the look of medieval kite shields. The shorter ones, not the norman ones, but then in this era nothing fascinates me more than a proper longsword. Nothing fancy. Just well made. So forget about the shield I guess.

[@steveeymann6374]

The sweatpants and tennis shoes are definitely the key to the armor set up!😂 just kidding. Thanks for the demonstration.

[@WanderFloor]

Loved it! Appreciate this shield eposide. Much overlooked and certainly misrepresented and misunderstood topic. I like that you got the Norse shield right. So many woefully think these shields were simple planks that broke with every use. Hope to make one to go with my Norse gear!

[@BullfrogActual]

Aliens! Just like handbags, bronze airplanes, and giant steps!

[@Dowlphin]

"And we eat well" … (MtnDew gulp) 18:20 - Flying saucer shield will amaze and confuse the enemy.

[@metatronyt]

Ahah that's what happens when you relocate a Mediterranean man to the US of A.

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

I might be slightly biased but I prefer the traditional sort of oblong oval shaped Roman shield

[@stalhandske9649]

+1 upvote for shield ornament video here!

[@nickbringolf1181]

Each shield design would also depend on troop deployment, tactics, terrain, fighting styles, weapon and the enemy forces. Some shields are better suited or ideal depending on circumstance. I can't choose what's my fave!

[@franciscofunari2343]

That’s the kind of content I love!

[@Christsgeekyservant]

I’ve been in HEMA for a couple years and recently got back into it, my favorite shield is hands down the round shield or the “Viking shield.” It’s so versatile and I love it. Using them and making them. Favorite so far. We’ll see once I get into heater and kites.

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

Who seen the Billy Carson vs We Huff debate?

[@genaro5766]

More SHIELD INFORMATION would be extremely appreciated . Thank you .

[@europeanhoneybuzzard8328]

Im currently doing a project making an iron age Germanic hexagonal shield. Very much looking forward to the video about decorations as I’m currently thinking of how i should paint it🙂

[@gunblade7610]

15:00 in Sword and Buckler thats a great way to get that juicy arm hit. Yes i know 1.33 firsr custodiat shows that but i think its a combo of drawing restrictions and also there are some times to have buckler flush with arm, but since it's not as large as a Rotella, it leaves the arm vulnerable. Our buckler team knows that if you see your opponent wirh their buckler like that to strike the buckler top and fall down onto their arm.... For my shield prefeence for civilian "im walking around doing my daily life" i would say the Targa : beauiful shield that is great with blade control against those pesky rapiers without looking too aggressive like a talhoffer buckler. For traveling outside town or going adventuring... heater shield but with a Guige strap. It honestly is a game changer. It allows for it to be easily carried, also it acts like a sling for a rifle where you can brace the shield using tension of the strap with the handle, and like a rifle sling you can "drop" the sheild and have it go to your side so you can go hands free. So targa buckler in the streets, but heater with guige for heroic feats

[@mikolajtrzeciecki1188]

0:49 I am pretty sure that even paleolithic warriors would frequently grab something - for example, a branch from a nearby oak tree - do defend their left side.

[@psycomutt]

I've been trying to find a good Scutum in the US with no luck.

[@mrSaber79]

I loved This! I hope this does well enough for more!

[@Tony-ne7hd]

Idigenous Australians were early stone age tech. Just rudimentary stone tools and fire starting, no permanent constructions but they all had small wooden shields in the shape of the Scutum. You should look into this if you want to see how early stone age shields developed. Its possible shields have been used since we first started throwing rocks at each other.

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

17:28 f Epic music! I love it!

[@VosperCDN]

Favourite would be the Viking style Round Shield- seems the most flexible to me, and has good coverage and mobility.

[@AnimaVox_]

This is a topic I've wondered about for a while. I had no idea wicker was also used as material to make shields, it never really occurred to me as a possibility. I'm also curious whether Japanese and Korean warriors used shields since it's not something I've seen depicted yet-and if so, how they would've looked like. If I had to pick a preferred shield, I'd probably choose a buckler or targe. I prefer the smaller types since they seem easier to wield and maneuver, and I favor flexibility.

[@MartinVonMartian-ut4mh]

ever seen carbon fiber?

[@louisbabycos106]

It was the transition from hull plating to actual sheilds . Enhanced output from antimatter/ matter reactors made it possible.

[@feliciapate7926]

What’s neat to me is the Roman shield seems to be the model for the modern cop riot gear shield (in the US). What’s old is new. BTW, the fashion sense…fancy top and sweat pants! 😂 LOVE 💗 IT! Metatron, never change.

[@kenwarren9450]

There are Highland New Guinea tribes who live a functionally neolithic lifestyle that at least up to the previous generation used huge scutum-looking shields in their tribal wars, carved from a single piece of wood. Saw a documentary about it long ago in the pre youtube days.

[@gregmcd362]

😂😂 those 'Cartheginian muppets' ... i bet the very mention of Hanibal and Cannae still makes you shudder though hey. Awesome video again mate I love your work 👏

[@Ratboycure]

oh man so good! please do one of these for more things please. thank you

[@Anaris10]

I love the designs on the Celtic shields.

[@theancientarmory]

Shield content I have been summoned 👀

[@fmayer1507]

My favorite shield is the Byzantine era skuta.

[@achilleuspetreas3828]

Which one? lol there were so many shapes. Flat circular embossed shields, Domed round shields with or without a rim like the Macedonian or Classical hoplite aspis, rectangular ones, oval ones, kite, triangular, etc.

[@dusk6159]

Kite shields from the Byzantine Empire were just beautiful

[@andychrist2922]

My favourite shield is the dying corpse of my enemy

[@ChristopherJohnston-mu9ub]

Shield decoration sounds interesting 😊

[@rorymkirk]

Buckler. Always the buckler. A Viking’s gotta have that 2.5x parry bonus.

[@Robsta42]

Awesome video; more shields please.

[@sir_no_name1478]

0:58 With a dane axe probably. But you need a big guy and something to hold the target. The time stamp is no mistake ^^.

[@KieranSearleTheDracul]

3000views in 2hrs, that's an eager fanbase., congrats you deserve it. Good lecture. Strength and Honour 🖖

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

Shields would have been invaluable against powerful predators like wolves, bears, lions, sabre-toothed cats etc... far into prehistorical times. A pointy stick and something to hide behind would make the difference between being eaten alive, and getting the kill.

[@timsippel1845]

Maybe not. Shields are not a common part of hunting kit around the world. It seems to me that the development and use of shields was far more of a response to human attacks. Particularly thrown weapons.

[@FireflowerDancer]

@timsippel1845 Hmm. Makes sense. A shield would have limited uses to protect against animal attacks, as animals don't weild spears, shoot 🔫 or detonate a blast. (Can you believe YTs gun emogi lol)

[@FireflowerDancer]

@@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE I think body armor would be more useful for that. Just my 'personal tactical opinion.'

[@admirekashiri9879]

Oh so iron rimmed shields did exist in some form, Interesting I had no clue. Loved it I can’t wait for the next part 😁

[@metatronyt]

Thanks! More to come!

[@Nailamouhoub]

OH ! What a great video ❤️‍🩹👍

[@sokar_rostau]

This video reminds me of that time Shad made one about the origins of the castle and completely ignored several thousand years of development that came before the motte & bailey.

[@lexisdrach9981]

I was recently helping a 5 grader (11/12 year old) with history lesson. I asked the easiest question in history - why were the first civilisations created near water? Imagine my surprise, that she had no idea why. When I was her age(last millennium) we were discussing early XX century politics. That is the period I hate since then.

[@Greatiger030]

Talk about late Roman Empire shields and how a regiment distinguished each self from the shield they carried.

[@HrothgarTheSaxon]

9:07 random fun-fact, I use a bag of money as door-stop 😃

[@P3C0L4]

kid: Mom, can i get a shield? mom: We have a shield at home. [points to the Buckler]

[@allen0937]

I am looking forward for the next video! I would like to know the meaning of the markings on Roman shields, like the spiral patterns or boar or wolf paintings.

[@navajasrs2402]

The true origin of shield technology is the same as any other technology: Aliens.

[@blee04524]

Good old Metatron vid!!💪😼

[@FatherPars51]

Cool video, I personally love the Persian shields.

[@fearthehoneybadger]

The origin of shields? Probably when a caveman was being charged by a wooley mammoth, and he jumped behind a huge rock.

[@Andrew-mv2qb]

A rock is a shield to you 😅

[@MH-ro1lg]

The first guy to pick up a big piece of bark after another guy threw a rock at him.

[@milodaring4375]

Maybe the rock isn’t a shield, but it could shield you

[@fearthehoneybadger]

@@Andrew-mv2qb Any barrier that saves my ass is a shield.

[@bonzocleach2496]

@@MH-ro1lg Thorin Oakenshield.

[@DanielAluni-v2t]

"Full power to front deflector shields!'

[@HrothgarTheSaxon]

18:46 big round shield - eeeeh, because I use 1 on a daily basis 😂

[@InsignificantLad]

Metatron, great work! Glad to see you're going back to analytical videos! I have video idea but I do not know if you would care much for it, but if you do, what is your opinion on Urartu and Armenia, and do you think they're the same peoples/culture?

[@luislozano760]

5:59 we eat well.. Drinks mountain dew 😂

[@KieranSearleTheDracul]

In ancient Ireland sceithe 'basketwork, shield' is same word. Led to basketwork boats also. Always thought the irish legend of irish came from Scythia was really a reference to shields not a geographical place.

[@wedgeantilles8575]

What does it say about me that my first thought was "there are no energy shields"...

[@FireflowerDancer]

What does it say about me that my instant response is, "How do you know that for sure?" 😂

[@Trinath_Narayan]

There is a good video by archaeologist Aleksander Semenenko about '8' shaped shield on youtube..its an interesting watch

[@thepenguinhouse]

We are so back!

[@bristleconepine4120]

Question for Metatron, him having studied Japanese history and weapons: what type of shields did the Japanese use? I have to imagine the idea at least got considered.

[@Ancientreapers]

14:02 With the round shield you're more prone to taking an Arrow to the Knee

[@metatronyt]

True!

[@stevene6482]

That’ll put a quick end to your adventuring days.

[@elizabethdavis1696]

Can you recommend a video about ancient Roman houses please?

[@deaderthendead041]

17:47 just me listening to this music and waiting for metatron to cast thundaga 😅

[@tomhalla426]

I think what equipment a given warrior would use would be whatever they trained on, given success with that training. Someone would need good cause to change.

[@juliaeastbourne6310]

I have read an eyewitness account of one of the last sword and shield prize fights in England. It confirms what is said here about uncovered wooden blanks. In this particular contest both fighters had simple, uncovered, plank targes. The eyewitness states that these shields were both hacked to pieces early in the fight. I have wondered if this could have been intentional. .Did the fight`s organizers want the crowd to see bits of the shields flying off for dramatic effect ?

[@Belial1125]

Im pretty sure there was likely something like an african style shield or ward, where it was hide stretched over a cross section to helpobscure where you are during the stone age

[@kassy6373]

Please do the decorations regardless. You know you want it!

[@robk3151]

9:27 I want one of them stones too :D

[@ScarletRebel96]

Kinda funny how modern Riot shields are based off of the Roman Legionary shield

[@thekaxmax]

Same function and role

[@hadrielcalata8487]

"Mediterranean people man we are ingenious! And we eat well." (Proceeds to guzzle down a can of mountain dew)😂❤👁️👄👁️

[@karliikaiser3800]

My prefered shields are either the teardrop, or Norman style or the smaller but usually thicker heater shields ...

[@KarlKarsnark]

What must the neighbors think when they see a centurion running around next door? God bless America! :)

[@FireflowerDancer]

'That he's very stylish and educated as well'

[@wankawanka3053]

You should make a video about the origins if the helmets

[@VitorEmanuelOliver]

This video made me want to play medieval 2 and spam genoese crossbowmen

[@smilejos6715]

There is quite a difference in sound volume between in studio and outside filming.

[@walkir2662]

0:40. Fair, but not working with "The True Origins of SHIELDS"

[@gehtdichnixan3200]

hehe i put rawhide on my norse shield too the first i ever made .... i used wood on one side leather on the other rawhide on the rim ... and a trafic sighn in the middle

[@oswaldschmidt9351]

Well done, mate! I'd like to see the follow-up for this video, and I hope this comment helps!

[@shinjiikari1021]

There was also some legendary oil whicker shield/armour in china, countered by fire, not sure of veracity but is in romance of three kingdoms if i am not mistaken

[@TriScaleCreations]

Somebody get this man a Strapped Heater Shield!