About how large are these shields supposed to be

[Olaf The Great]

I'm going to a medieval fair and/probably a halloween party.

Are these Greek shields the right size or am I going to end up reacting another"tiny gladius" incident.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Greek-Sea-Dragon-Shield-sca-larp-armor-renaissance_W0QQitemZ6610821225QQihZ012QQcategoryZ1552QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Renaissance-SEA-MONSTER-Shield-sca-larp-medieval-armor_W0QQitemZ170010178497QQihZ007QQcategoryZ1552QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-BRONZE-GREEK-BULL-Shield-sca-larp-armor-sheild_W0QQitemZ170010668940QQihZ007QQcategoryZ1552QQcmdZViewItem

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

The typical Greek Aspis was around 30 inches in diameter.

Is the top shield even one the Greeks used, looks like something out of TROY.

http://www.hoplites.co.uk/images/index/main_middle_pic.gif

Thats the classic Corinthian Hoplite. Later shields were a bit samller, that Bull one is quite nice.

[abou]

The top one looks more like the very old figure-8 body shields from ancient Greek potery - which supposedly was what was used at the time of the Trojan war. However, they had a different shape and were made of a wooden framework with hide facing.

[Olaf The Great]

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The one on the top is aparemtly a Theban Shield, I gues the makers of troy made it in their movie(never wanted to see it)