Thursday, July 9, 2020

Tumblr Thread: The Spikey Insanity of The Lantern Shield


Tumblr has got a raging petard for medieval battle tactics and the consensus seems to be that what the past lacked in sanitation, it made up for with cool swords and unconventional weapons. Sometimes you see some gizmo an Italian blacksmith threw together six hundred years ago and all you can think is "that is badass." Who knew history could be fun.

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Organism - the-man-who-sold-za-warudo Knight: I have trained in all forms of combat and weapons since birth. I cannot be bested. Some horsecock motherfucker:

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Stock photography - Knight: . What the fuck cerastes OH FUCK YES I GET TO TALK ABOUT LANTERN SHIELDS.

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Drawing - For anyone seeing this post and wondering what kind of unholy heresy is currently having a blacksmithing orgy in front of their eyes, this is called a Lantern Shield.

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Text - This came from, YOU GUESSED IT, fucking Italy, home of lunatic steel-weaving mother fuckers who often simply looked at each other, and by each other, I mean their frenzied reflections in their shattered mirrors, and said "WHAT IF WE JUST DO THINGS", which is, as we all know, Aunt Jemima's recipe for success. Lantern Shields were very indicative: They were meant to be bucklers that could carry a lantern, oftentimes for night time duels. Now, you're wondering, why carry a lantern on a night

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