PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoRoman troops using their shields for footing when fighting barbarians on the frozen Danube river, 174 or 175 ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageRoman troops using their shields for footing when fighting barbarians on the frozen Danube river, 174 or 175 ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days ago the shields just slide on ice? If it’s rather perfectly formed, and the shield is actually flat, sure. But it’s natural water, not a ice-skating ring, so the ice will be coarser, and idk how flat the shields are, but I assume they have some texture to them, which would give grip.
If it’s rather perfectly formed, and the shield is actually flat, sure.
But it’s natural water, not a ice-skating ring, so the ice will be coarser, and idk how flat the shields are, but I assume they have some texture to them, which would give grip.