Shields

[Chris and Elisabeth Zakes]

>
>Amra's Really Out-of-Date Shield Explanation & Mis-Guided Glossary

>"Wankel" ~= heater in which all three outer edges are arcs (no straight 
>edge). In combat, gains some of the advantages of the heater without needing 
>tremendous re-training from roundshield habits.
>Popular in Ansteorra c. AS XIV; Cf. HE Jan {~w}Orzeldom, possibly best-known 
>proponent and user of this form.


*Jan* was a proponent of wankels shields?? I recall his Polish wing shield,
I don't recall him using a wankel.

IIRC, Sir Balthasar was really up on wankels before he got esoteric and
moved away.

They were an import from Atenveldt, and popular in this area for a while,
before people started using "barn doors".

     -Tivar Moondragon