There is a museum on Edinburgh, that has three musket balls lodged in the Targe. The Targe was made in three parts. One, a thin metal backing, two, the wood was plywood, and often made from green wood. So it would absorb a blow and not shatter. Three, leather or hide fitted to the metal and wood base, then covered in tacks/nails of silver or brass, but mostly brass. I studied this, because I wanted to build one. Which I did, and yes it has a metal backing, which I then covered in wool felt. And mine has a spike int he center. This is covered in a book called "Scottish Weapons and Fortifications, 1100-1800, by David H. Caldwell
@@koticneutralftw7016 This was way back in 87, so I cant really remember. Except saying to myself "Who ever was holding that shield when those musket balls hit, must have been a big guy, or knocked on his backside.
Kinda curious if their are modern rounds it will stop. I can kinda think it could possibly stop birdshot and pistol calibers 9mm and below but I don’t study ballistics:
@@shadowknightgaming1874 Presumably the plan was to use them in an attack on the unsuspecting English overlords of the school, which I presume was in Scotland.
I’m the youngest brother of Douglas Shaffer and I’m so proud of his craftsmanship. His attention to detail and historical accuracy is amazing and his original designs are just as beautiful! I’m so lucky to have such a mentor. The forearm strap will stretch with use or can accelerate the process by wetting it and molding it. Keep in mind you want a tight fit! Thanks for the great vid!
I'm wondering if a targe with this level of artistic detail was intended for parade/ceremonial duties, while battle targes had plain undetailed hide covering with far fewer studded nails.
@@Asertix357 its likely, after all your everyday soldier may have not been able to afford such an expensive shield, and probably wouldn't like to spend a fortune only to have it shredded by bullets.
@@Skallagrim Quick question; do you think you could do a video about what weapons would best suit different body types? I know that a trained soldier would be able to fight with any weapon decently enough, but I imagine that some weapons would be obviously better-suited for different body types. Do you think you could do an essay?
Well, broadswords were common back then, the Venetians even had a regiment of Dalmatian swordsmen in their army, and they tried to defend the Republic, but failed and the French republican army ended the Venetian Republic.
I liked this shield. It's nice seeing videos on more unknown shields. Could you maybe one day get your hands on an Adarga shield? It's a very unique shape and it's been used quite a lot but not a lot of people have heard of it.
I would love to see it but unfortunately no one knows for sure how to make them. I am planning to try to get one custom made for reenactment but their is no guarantee that it will hold up to expectations.
@@theghosthero6173 We got some nice examples of them in museums. I believe there are great intact ones in Madrid. Hopefully you can find someone who might could maybe make one from those references. Not knowing how it will perform is also a part of the fun right?
Great video, I always love watching folk talking about Scottish history or facts, especially Highland Scots history as i'm from there. Only criticism I have is the battle was called Culloden, pronounced Cull-odd-en, and Glasgow is pronounced like Glaz-Go. I actually walked the battlefield of Culloden when I was a kid, its fascinating, if you ever find yourself in Scotland i'd recommend it as part of a tour of the highlands.
If you're concerned about your armor getting penetrated, angling not only gives you the chance for deflecting, but increases your effective thickness for absorbing the shot. Interesting to see the concept applied for shield use, while also in more modern application with tanks.
Hearing "targe" always makes me think of the Demoman's "Chargin' Targe" from Team Fortress 2. One of the few examples in media I can think of in which a shield is explicitly supposed to be a targe. Most often targe-sized shields in media are just abnormally viking roundshields made to be abnormally small (like in Skyrim, for instance). _“If I were to pick up this cowering-plate, I would have to put down my second sword,” a Scotsman thinks. “And urely that is madness.”_ _The Chargin’ Targe solves this riddle by turning the useless shield into a deadly weapon you can run at people with and then bludgeon to death._ - TF2 Wiki, on the Chargin' Targe
I like the targe shield as it's one of the most versatile shields in my opinion sporting a spike at the end of the shield front and being able to have another weapon in hand behind it while protecting your arm. While you can wield damn near whatever other weapon you want in your main hand
Craftsmanship is on point very lovely piece of art as like he said I'd never want too use it for sparring. Would only use it for reenactment work or just showing it off to others.
Hey Skall, I do tabletop RPGs and am replying to let you know some of your videos inspire me to think about alternative ideas for the game. For example, you covered a video mentioning chemically altered wood being maybe equivalent as bronze and between that video and MalcolmPL's video on Algonquin armor led me to the idea that Wood Elves could well use equipment made entirely from wood and animal parts. This video got me rethinking about crazy hill gnomes and how they could use decorative shields to protect not only against skins and arrows, but also versus magic. Thank you for all the "crazy" stuff you post. Or should I say "eclectic"? 😎
You're literally the first youtuber talking about the "subscription feed" instead of banging the drum about clicking the bell. It is the only way I use youtube and I've never had problems with missing videos, so its definitely the way to go.
The forearm strap can be fitted to the wearer, but it's designed to keep the shield in optimum position against your arm so it shouldn't be too loose. Keeping it against your arm provides better bracing and prevents the shield from slapping against your arm. As a rule for many weapons, improper bracing can lead to injuries when receiving a blow.
One of my favourite characters I've ever played as in an RPG carried a sidesword and targe. Even though she was a multiclass warrior spellcaster, she was an absolute tank in melee combat. She once killed a man with a single flaming punch. I miss playing with her.
5:00 This knight of Catarina expresses his deepest gratitude. I shall not forget this. Please, take this; a symbol of my appreciation. So scottish warriors used to parry bullets. That is pretty cool veteran stuff.
"Until 1746, after which the Targe was banned." ...Welp. I guess that's another thing to put on the list of things I'm not proud of being English for. Glad to see the Targe getting some more spotlight. They're ridiculously pretty shields.
@@deathbyastonishment7930 That might be why the English banned them but it’s not why the Scots stopped using them. The Jacobites got slaughtered attempting the tactics mentioned in the video at Culloden advancing into canister fire.
@@deathbyastonishment7930 We are known as Scots. And no, Queen Victoria reversed many of the anti-Scottish cultural bans as she was very fond of Scotland. She set up the Balmoral estate. When our current Queen says 'The Queen', she is referring to Queen Victoria. The Stewart monarchs were tyrants, I'm glad Cumberland put them down at Culloden
@@deathbyastonishment7930 no, these laws banning Highland weapons and clothing were revoked by a parliamentary act in 1782, and even then, Scottish noblemen could disregard these laws buying kilts, plaids and weapons, as the only legal way for common folk to keep using Highland clothing and weapons was to enlist in the Highland regiments of the British army.
Inverness native here. Just a wee correction on pronunciation. Rather than "cull-dun" we say "cuh loddin" with emphasis on the "lodd". Not related, but some other ones that pop up a lot are: Gaelic in Scotland is pronounced gah-lic not gay-lic Balloch in Inverness is ba-loch with emphasis on the Loch, whereas Balloch near lomond is bahh-lich with emphasis on the bahh. Happy to help with any pronunciations, seeing as even different parts of scotland say the same spelling differently. Love your vids👌🏻
Re the musket ball... the black powder of the time was of varying quality and this coupled with the relative wetness of the highlands (where I live) often resulted in loads going bad and partially firing or just not at all.. so some of the shots would be much weaker than those with modern powders and controlled storage..
I love hearing Canadians and Americans trying to pronounce Glasgow. It's more "Glaz-go" than "glass cow". Bonus points for Glaesga(Glehs-ga), but that doesn't really work outside a weegie accent.😂
It's weird that in my non English speaking country they taught us it's pronounced glazgow very close to correct it seems while in USA they aren't going for proper way.
Someone, I believe my first wife, bought me almost exactly the same targe, except mine has a metal fore grip(leather wrapped) and no back strap or working on the leather. Many of the studs came out, as well, but that's after 20 years or something like that.
As to strapping the shield on the back: my understanding is that there is an artifact targe where there are rings near the edge on the backside of the shield, which appear to have been for passing some kind of strap or cord through, the exact purpose of which is not documented. My personal suspicion is that while having a string or cord that goes around the edge of the shield made it easy to hang on any number of things, but the reason it goes around the entire edge may be so that a heavy object might be laid on it and carried by a number of people, or so that it may be attached like the tray of an old fashioned balance, for carrying things under a pole, or so that a bundle might be secured on the backside, so that the bundle and shield could be kept together and not get separated if say, the owner had access to a baggage train that carried many people's things.
Actually someone recently did a video testing the targe against muskets, and they did surprisingly well. We were all shocked at how "bulletproof" the targe was to firearms of the time, both pistol and musket.
Ywah, sometimes I see your new vids on my feed, sometimes not. I just check the channel periodically to see if there's anything I missed. Really the only way at this point.
For two especially unique shield designs, see Omani conical shields from Zanzibar, and Lotuko surfboard shaped ones from South Sudan. Just identified one of each for a museum.
Perfect timing on that shield comparison video! I just started going to my local SCA group and am trying to decide what sort of shield to make myself, that will be a great help!
It feels like a lot of fictional shields fall into this category on accident, but most often that's just because they make their roundshields too small. This is especially common in video games.
Skal I'm excited to see that next video as I've long imagined a duel between unarmored Viking vs highland Scot. Viking has bigger center gripped shield & sword with little hand protection, Highland Scot has smaller, stouter arm gripped shield & sword with great hand protection. Just seems a fun what if matchup
Given that Orkney and Shetland were in Scandinavian hands well into the medieval period some variation of that did happen. (Not a basket hilt sword, but with a cruciform oakshott type X-XII )
@@Krytern No, it's the way it is pronounced in Glasgow, it's the way a native Scots speaking Glaswegian pronounces the name of their city, its not an accent it's a language.
I’m actually purchasing a similar but cheaper version of this shield this week. It’s for my wall! I have matching Dirk and Sgian-dubh to go with the Targe.
Cool. If you wear a kilt with stockings, you can tuck your Sgian-dubh into your right stocking (on the outside). It's a little like the Sikh Kirpan, a ceremonial blade.
When I learned about the Sgian-dubh I made a mental note to be extra polite at Scottish weddings. You do not want to get on the wrong side of a dozen drunk Scots all of them armed
I have heard the comment about the arm straps being too tight from many different people whether they are looking at originals or modern replicas. This is deliberate. It has to be tight for it to stay on your arm when your hand is through the hand grip holding a dirk. And this configuration you have the potential for three points of attack - The sword blade, the targe spike, and the dirk blade.
My first memory of this Shield was in Braveheart. The Scott or Irishman ran into the enemy, pinning the arms down with the shield and pulled a dagger from behind the shield and stabbed overhand
There is a museum on Edinburgh, that has three musket balls lodged in the Targe. The Targe was made in three parts. One, a thin metal backing, two, the wood was plywood, and often made from green wood. So it would absorb a blow and not shatter. Three, leather or hide fitted to the metal and wood base, then covered in tacks/nails of silver or brass, but mostly brass. I studied this, because I wanted to build one. Which I did, and yes it has a metal backing, which I then covered in wool felt. And mine has a spike int he center. This is covered in a book called "Scottish Weapons and Fortifications, 1100-1800, by David H. Caldwell
Interesting, I didn't know about the metal backing on some of them. That makes sense.
I think I remember that when I visited. Is that at the National Museum or the National War Museum?
@@koticneutralftw7016 This was way back in 87, so I cant really remember. Except saying to myself "Who ever was holding that shield when those musket balls hit, must have been a big guy, or knocked on his backside.
Kinda curious if their are modern rounds it will stop. I can kinda think it could possibly stop birdshot and pistol calibers 9mm and below but I don’t study ballistics:
@@PJDAltamirus0425 Birdshot yes. 22LR probably. 9mm? Maybe at an angle from enough of a distance, but otherwise seems unlikely.
When I was in primary school we had a project where we spent days making our own targes, most fun I’ve ever had in school
Did you get to use them on your class mates?
@@shadowknightgaming1874 it was followed by a death skirmish after lunch break
Fucking lucky
@@shadowknightgaming1874 Presumably the plan was to use them in an attack on the unsuspecting English overlords of the school, which I presume was in Scotland.
@@brianmccarthy5557 stone of destiny heist didn't work out, they have to take more direct approach this time
I hope you cover the two other most iconic shields: the Splendid Screen and the Tide Turner
Of course traditionally worn with ali babbas wee booties
I see you are a man of culture
And don't forget they iconic weapon of choice the terrifying Frying pan
Eyelander, Persian Persuader, or Half Zatoichi?
Ah yes, the beloved demoknight
I’m the youngest brother of Douglas Shaffer and I’m so proud of his craftsmanship. His attention to detail and historical accuracy is amazing and his original designs are just as beautiful! I’m so lucky to have such a mentor.
The forearm strap will stretch with use or can accelerate the process by wetting it and molding it. Keep in mind you want a tight fit!
Thanks for the great vid!
looks like a shield some mythical hero would use, however as you said, it'd be a shame if it got ruined.
Looks like the tea table for some arabian king and I absolutely love it. Douglas made an icon.
Conan the Barbarian would probably like it. Well if he could put his hand trough the strap.
I'm wondering if a targe with this level of artistic detail was intended for parade/ceremonial duties, while battle targes had plain undetailed hide covering with far fewer studded nails.
@@Asertix357 its likely, after all your everyday soldier may have not been able to afford such an expensive shield, and probably wouldn't like to spend a fortune only to have it shredded by bullets.
@@jacopoarmini7889 Poormans targe was barely studded and made with a whiskey lid
That's a gorgeous targe. I really enjoyed your older highland videos. Do you still own your basket hilted broadsword?
You mean the one I'm literally holding in this video? :)
@@Skallagrim that would be the one!
P.S. I haven't watched it yet 😉
@@Skallagrim Love the video Skall.
You were just missing the Dirk dagger, also carried in the shield hand.
Of course I'm sure you already knew that.
@@0KeepRockin0 Yeah, I've mentioned it in other videos.
@@Skallagrim Quick question; do you think you could do a video about what weapons would best suit different body types? I know that a trained soldier would be able to fight with any weapon decently enough, but I imagine that some weapons would be obviously better-suited for different body types. Do you think you could do an essay?
this shield is incredibly gorgeous!
Also gives crits after charging
Don't you mean while charging?
Super effective at eating musket rounds for breakfast
Scrumpy!
+50% resistance to fire
+30% resistance to explosives
Classic tf2 reference. Classy
seeing a straight sword with a round shield in the 18th century in combat sure is neat
Well, broadswords were common back then, the Venetians even had a regiment of Dalmatian swordsmen in their army, and they tried to defend the Republic, but failed and the French republican army ended the Venetian Republic.
@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 yeah but it's not the most common sighting, nor the most common knowledge.
@@frosmane9041 yeah, smallswords and sabers were more popular back then.
You could even throw the brass plug to end your enemies rightly.
No doubt the reason why the Brits banned it. ;-)
Real men throw the whole shield!
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I dont know, I think the geneva convention has some limitations on the use of thermonuclear weapons
* * has cold sweated flash back to getting killed by pommel throws in mordhau * *
I liked this shield. It's nice seeing videos on more unknown shields. Could you maybe one day get your hands on an Adarga shield? It's a very unique shape and it's been used quite a lot but not a lot of people have heard of it.
I would love to see it but unfortunately no one knows for sure how to make them. I am planning to try to get one custom made for reenactment but their is no guarantee that it will hold up to expectations.
@@theghosthero6173 We got some nice examples of them in museums. I believe there are great intact ones in Madrid.
Hopefully you can find someone who might could maybe make one from those references. Not knowing how it will perform is also a part of the fun right?
@@Crytica. well if it performs badly my whole kit aesthetic is going to take a big hit so idk if I'm that optimistic ahah
One of the most iconic shields =/= unknown
@@Krytern I can ask probably 90% of the world population to draw three shields out of the top of their heads and none will have the Adarga in it.
Don't forget that a Dirk was often held in the left hand with the targe, in an ice-pick grip. It made to a very effective close range setup.
Missed that they often had a dirk in the shield hand as well.
I was surprised he didn’t mention that as well! Maybe the grip is too think for him to fit both in his hand?
@@lifefindsaway7875 the targe was attached to the wrist and only the dirk was held in the hand if they were using both
Great video, I always love watching folk talking about Scottish history or facts, especially Highland Scots history as i'm from there. Only criticism I have is the battle was called Culloden, pronounced Cull-odd-en, and Glasgow is pronounced like Glaz-Go. I actually walked the battlefield of Culloden when I was a kid, its fascinating, if you ever find yourself in Scotland i'd recommend it as part of a tour of the highlands.
Yes, Glasgow ends in go. Possibly even a square go.
If you're concerned about your armor getting penetrated, angling not only gives you the chance for deflecting, but increases your effective thickness for absorbing the shot.
Interesting to see the concept applied for shield use, while also in more modern application with tanks.
Sorry. Glasgow native here. It's pronounced "Glaz-go", not "Glass-gow". Awesome shield. Beautiful design.
1:33 Possibly the coolest irl battle tactic I’ve ever heard of. Makes me proud to be part Scott lol
Very cool shield, looks like a work of art.
Could you talk about using shields with off-hand or two-handed weapons? Targes are often showed like that.
Hearing "targe" always makes me think of the Demoman's "Chargin' Targe" from Team Fortress 2. One of the few examples in media I can think of in which a shield is explicitly supposed to be a targe. Most often targe-sized shields in media are just abnormally viking roundshields made to be abnormally small (like in Skyrim, for instance).
_“If I were to pick up this cowering-plate, I would have to put down my second sword,” a Scotsman thinks. “And urely that is madness.”_
_The Chargin’ Targe solves this riddle by turning the useless shield into a deadly weapon you can run at people with and then bludgeon to death._
- TF2 Wiki, on the Chargin' Targe
I like the targe shield as it's one of the most versatile shields in my opinion sporting a spike at the end of the shield front and being able to have another weapon in hand behind it while protecting your arm. While you can wield damn near whatever other weapon you want in your main hand
Since I'm from Central Europe I didn't actually know about the targe! Thanks for the knowledge! Commenting for the algorithm.
This is now one of my favorite shields.
You could've also covered how the targe was also used with pikes. There's not a lot of documentation on it, though.
I just love anything from the 16th-17th centuries, such an interesting period.
Craftsmanship is on point very lovely piece of art as like he said I'd never want too use it for sparring. Would only use it for reenactment work or just showing it off to others.
Hey Skall,
I do tabletop RPGs and am replying to let you know some of your videos inspire me to think about alternative ideas for the game. For example, you covered a video mentioning chemically altered wood being maybe equivalent as bronze and between that video and MalcolmPL's video on Algonquin armor led me to the idea that Wood Elves could well use equipment made entirely from wood and animal parts.
This video got me rethinking about crazy hill gnomes and how they could use decorative shields to protect not only against skins and arrows, but also versus magic.
Thank you for all the "crazy" stuff you post. Or should I say "eclectic"? 😎
You're literally the first youtuber talking about the "subscription feed" instead of banging the drum about clicking the bell. It is the only way I use youtube and I've never had problems with missing videos, so its definitely the way to go.
Yeah same here, the feed is what I use to watch random shit I'll never subscribe to. I only use the subscription feed otherwise.
The forearm strap can be fitted to the wearer, but it's designed to keep the shield in optimum position against your arm so it shouldn't be too loose. Keeping it against your arm provides better bracing and prevents the shield from slapping against your arm. As a rule for many weapons, improper bracing can lead to injuries when receiving a blow.
this looks like the inspiration for the Gerudo Shields
What a beautiful shield!
that has to be the most beautiful shield i have ever seen
What a beautiful shield.
Beautiful shield 🛡
One of my favourite characters I've ever played as in an RPG carried a sidesword and targe. Even though she was a multiclass warrior spellcaster, she was an absolute tank in melee combat. She once killed a man with a single flaming punch. I miss playing with her.
This is a beautiful shield Skall
Oh my god I can’t believe it took me so long to realise you were saying Glasgow
I was about to search up the glass cow museum
that's like... very heavy . omg i cant even. so pretty designed
5:00 This knight of Catarina expresses his deepest gratitude. I shall not forget this. Please, take this; a symbol of my appreciation.
So scottish warriors used to parry bullets. That is pretty cool veteran stuff.
Remember that image of a knight with a glock saying “parry this you filthy casual” we Scotsmen took that to heart.
@@blizzardgaming7070 I like that other famous crusader meme:" you talk madshit to someone at shooting distance", but I don't know where it came from.
That is the most beautiful shield I have ever seen.
Really a beautiful shield.
"Until 1746, after which the Targe was banned."
...Welp. I guess that's another thing to put on the list of things I'm not proud of being English for.
Glad to see the Targe getting some more spotlight. They're ridiculously pretty shields.
@@Feroce they were banned to suppress Scottish culture after many Scott’s supported an attempted restoration. I doubt they are still banned today.
@@deathbyastonishment7930 That might be why the English banned them but it’s not why the Scots stopped using them. The Jacobites got slaughtered attempting the tactics mentioned in the video at Culloden advancing into canister fire.
@@deathbyastonishment7930 We are known as Scots. And no, Queen Victoria reversed many of the anti-Scottish cultural bans as she was very fond of Scotland. She set up the Balmoral estate.
When our current Queen says 'The Queen', she is referring to Queen Victoria.
The Stewart monarchs were tyrants, I'm glad Cumberland put them down at Culloden
@@deathbyastonishment7930 no, these laws banning Highland weapons and clothing were revoked by a parliamentary act in 1782, and even then, Scottish noblemen could disregard these laws buying kilts, plaids and weapons, as the only legal way for common folk to keep using Highland clothing and weapons was to enlist in the Highland regiments of the British army.
@@deathbyastonishment7930 and then victorians romanticized highlanders
I love the beauty of the Celtic embroidery on it.
Inverness native here. Just a wee correction on pronunciation. Rather than "cull-dun" we say "cuh loddin" with emphasis on the "lodd".
Not related, but some other ones that pop up a lot are:
Gaelic in Scotland is pronounced gah-lic not gay-lic
Balloch in Inverness is ba-loch with emphasis on the Loch, whereas Balloch near lomond is bahh-lich with emphasis on the bahh.
Happy to help with any pronunciations, seeing as even different parts of scotland say the same spelling differently.
Love your vids👌🏻
That's a real work of art.
Re the musket ball... the black powder of the time was of varying quality and this coupled with the relative wetness of the highlands (where I live) often resulted in loads going bad and partially firing or just not at all.. so some of the shots would be much weaker than those with modern powders and controlled storage..
I love hearing Canadians and Americans trying to pronounce Glasgow.
It's more "Glaz-go" than "glass cow".
Bonus points for Glaesga(Glehs-ga), but that doesn't really work outside a weegie accent.😂
It's weird that in my non English speaking country they taught us it's pronounced glazgow very close to correct it seems while in USA they aren't going for proper way.
@@Herio7 to be fair, if you said Glaz-gow or glass cow, people would probably know where you were talking about. It's just always made me chuckle.
Actually it's Glasgae. almost Glazgay but not quite, The English pronounce it Glaz-go or even Glarsgo
@@Herio7 It's a Scots city so both are wrong.
@@ziggarillo It's Glaz-gow if you're not speaking in dialect
don't think I've ever gotten a notification this quickly for your channel. This was pretty cool! That spike attachment is pretty gnarly
Someone, I believe my first wife, bought me almost exactly the same targe, except mine has a metal fore grip(leather wrapped) and no back strap or working on the leather.
Many of the studs came out, as well, but that's after 20 years or something like that.
That's one gorgeous shield!
That shield looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!
I like these dense details on the surface.
As to strapping the shield on the back: my understanding is that there is an artifact targe where there are rings near the edge on the backside of the shield, which appear to have been for passing some kind of strap or cord through, the exact purpose of which is not documented. My personal suspicion is that while having a string or cord that goes around the edge of the shield made it easy to hang on any number of things, but the reason it goes around the entire edge may be so that a heavy object might be laid on it and carried by a number of people, or so that it may be attached like the tray of an old fashioned balance, for carrying things under a pole, or so that a bundle might be secured on the backside, so that the bundle and shield could be kept together and not get separated if say, the owner had access to a baggage train that carried many people's things.
Actually someone recently did a video testing the targe against muskets, and they did surprisingly well. We were all shocked at how "bulletproof" the targe was to firearms of the time, both pistol and musket.
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That thing is beautiful!
Dude, that's some serious bling!
And I think Fandabi Dozi would approve of it =)
@@scottneil1187 You mean Fandabi Dozi? I was referring to youtuber, I had no idea it's phrase
As a Glaswegian, I just can't help but correct the pronunciation of my home city. It's 'Glaz-go'. Great vid, as usual.
A very pretty shield.
Angling the shield also is how angled tank armor works. Also a shield is standoff armor such as is put over the sides of tank treads. Just a thought.
Ywah, sometimes I see your new vids on my feed, sometimes not. I just check the channel periodically to see if there's anything I missed. Really the only way at this point.
I want one so badly. Thanks for sharing this.
They also have a nice 50% fire damage reduction and a 30% explosive damage reduction.
Don't forget the addition of a charge meter to give extra critical damage to your attacks
fails. :P
For two especially unique shield designs, see Omani conical shields from Zanzibar, and Lotuko surfboard shaped ones from South Sudan. Just identified one of each for a museum.
I've recently been fascinated with Scottish weaponry. This video could not have come at a better time!
Keep up the awesome quality!
Perfect timing on that shield comparison video! I just started going to my local SCA group and am trying to decide what sort of shield to make myself, that will be a great help!
Ironically enough, this is the first time I've heard of, or seen this specific type of shield before.
It feels like a lot of fictional shields fall into this category on accident, but most often that's just because they make their roundshields too small. This is especially common in video games.
Very nice targe!
Skal I'm excited to see that next video as I've long imagined a duel between unarmored Viking vs highland Scot. Viking has bigger center gripped shield & sword with little hand protection, Highland Scot has smaller, stouter arm gripped shield & sword with great hand protection.
Just seems a fun what if matchup
@@scottneil1187 you are correct...I think that was my auto correct lol
I didn't even notice so thank you for the heads up!
@@scottneil1187 ok I corrected it, again thank you
Given that Orkney and Shetland were in Scandinavian hands well into the medieval period some variation of that did happen. (Not a basket hilt sword, but with a cruciform oakshott type X-XII )
I think a neat pairing would be targe and smallsword. Like an 18th century version of rapier and rotella lol
@@riverraven7359 true...but I definitely want the basket hilt for my senario
I don't think I've (intentionally) visited my TH-cam homepage in years. Straight to the subs, please!
The "w" in Glasgow is silent. It rhymes with "snow". Also Culloden is pronounced "cull -odd-in".
Glass-go is how it's pronounced. Unusual to hear that w xD
@@Krytern Actually it's Glasgae. almost Glazgay but not quite, The English pronounce it Glaz Go or even Glarsgo
@@ziggarillo Go vs gae is more of an accent thing than correct or incorrect pronounciation.
@@Krytern aye
@@Krytern No, it's the way it is pronounced in Glasgow, it's the way a native Scots speaking Glaswegian pronounces the name of their city, its not an accent it's a language.
Enjoyed this quite a bit old boy 🍻 Thanks for a look at a classic piece beautifully recreated😊 Cheers!
Great to see a Scottish weapon being talked about. FYI Glasgow is pronounced "Glaz-go" rather than "Glass-gow"
Great video! And oh my god, that is beautiful craftsmanship.
I’m actually purchasing a similar but cheaper version of this shield this week. It’s for my wall! I have matching Dirk and Sgian-dubh to go with the Targe.
Cool. If you wear a kilt with stockings, you can tuck your Sgian-dubh into your right stocking (on the outside).
It's a little like the Sikh Kirpan, a ceremonial blade.
When I learned about the Sgian-dubh I made a mental note to be extra polite at Scottish weddings.
You do not want to get on the wrong side of a dozen drunk Scots all of them armed
Yes so iconic I didn't know it existed until now
I gotta get me one of these, it's very nice looking.
Gorgeous and super cool shield! Maybe an interview with the maker would be interesting?
The algorithm may not like your channel, but I certainly do
For me it's the best shield for fantasy, this thorn in the shield with a dash would be cool.
+2 to shield bash
+1 to all Paladin skill levels.
Sells for 45 gold.
Not to forget the +40 all res
+50% fire resistance
+30% explosive resistance
+Grants guaranteed Crit after charging at certain distance
@@phucgiang395 chargin targe > spledid screen > tide turner
The studs actually introduce an RNG mechanic in the shield use.
gorgeous targe!
I have had times that new videos where nowhere to be seen, but surprisingly this one was right at the top
That thing is absolutely gorgeous!
Can’t wait for the next one!
Thank you for not using clickbait!
Man, that's a nice reconstruction
I’ve been looking forward to this
Gorgeous!
it looks beautiful
I always catch your videos. I only use the feed when I run out of daily content from my subs!
Its beautiful
Beautiful thing. And the sound of leather...
So pretty, and very robust
Scot here. Always cool to see you look at Scottish weapons and military history
Appreciate you Skallagrim!
Thanks for uploading
Beautiful shield, Skall. Also a nice little informative video on a shield seen all over fantasy games since forever.
That's a beautiful shield! The quality is very impressive.
I have heard the comment about the arm straps being too tight from many different people whether they are looking at originals or modern replicas. This is deliberate. It has to be tight for it to stay on your arm when your hand is through the hand grip holding a dirk. And this configuration you have the potential for three points of attack - The sword blade, the targe spike, and the dirk blade.
Thank you for this interesting and informative content
I had no idea that shields were still valid at that stage of firearms development and tactics
My first memory of this Shield was in Braveheart. The Scott or Irishman ran into the enemy, pinning the arms down with the shield and pulled a dagger from behind the shield and stabbed overhand