Shield thickness - a thin shield does the job.

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People are often surprised at how thin shields were. In films, actors aim blows at shields. In a real fight this is seldom a bright thing to do. Instead, people aim around a shield, and so the parrying of blows is done with the edge and not the flat. Edgeways on, shields are very thick.
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Shield thickness - a thin shield does the job.
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