What did real viking shields look like?

A brief summary of the current archaeological evidence on Viking age Scandinavian roundshields. The information should include everything to help you with your scientific research, reconstruction or crafting of an authentic replica.

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Rolf Warming/ Society for Combat Archaeology
https://combatarchaeology.org/new-study-on-shields-and-hide/
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Warming, R., Larsen, R., Sommer, V.P., Ørsted Brandt, L. & Pauli Jensen, X. 2020. Shields and Hide: On the use of hide in Germanic shield constructions of the Iron Age and Viking Age. Bericht der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission 97 2016: 155-226. Available at: https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/berrgk/article/view/76641?fbclid=IwAR0edNmHR9ZS5HB19FyvDooHt9z92Ygf6DxuvEC8kFmiy1siNom5ke1463I

Authentic Viking Shields
https://www.facebook.com/Authentic-Viking-Shields-100130001555051

Roland Warzecha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP7xP0j_Fn8&list=PL_hVs5MjWFV1IwpWIBswZr1pRq-qcpMIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgUDDdQWA4Q

ThegnThrand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35zOBZ665Gw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAnkAG5JsYc

Varusschlacht im Osnabrücker Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp8zK27TrTo&t=2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BL8wUhN-pI

Viking Combat Sword and Shield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX167pA9d7Y&t=35s

Vegard Vike
https://twitter.com/VegardVike/status/962674328008577024

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Nicolaysen, Nicolay (1882). Langskibet fra Gokstad ved Sandefjord = The Viking-ship discovered at Gokstad in Norway, Kristiania.

Müller-Wille, Michael (1978). Das Schiffsgrab von der Île de Groix (Bretagne): ein Exkurs zum Bootkammergrab von Haithabu. In: Berichte über die Ausgrabungen in Haithabu 12, 48-84.

Nicolaysen, Nicolay (1882). Langskibet fra Gokstad ved Sandefjord = The Viking-ship discovered at Gokstad in Norway, Kristiania.

Seiler, A. & Beronius Jörpeland, L. (2020).
Storgården på höjden – populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning för Norrtil 2017–2018, Arkeologerna, STATENS HISTORISKA MUSEER
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