Mozarabic small kite shields - 11th century

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[Islamic] smaller, often hand-rather than arm-held, kite-shaped shields, many or which have rounded rather than pointed bases, which could provide a logical link between the ancient oval shield and the heavy European kite-shaped cavalry shield of the 11th and 12th centuries

- David Nicolle.

These include a couple of 11th century Spanish examples
Combat Against the Red Dragon. Commentary on the Apocalypse Ch. 12, Spain
A Cavalry Combat. Psalter of San Millan de la Cogolla, Spain (with links to Islamic & other examples).
and another dragon: Saint George slays the Dragon. Psalter of San Millan de la Cogolla, Spain


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Combat Against the Red Dragon. Commentary on the Apocalypse Ch. 12, Spain
A Cavalry Combat. Psalter of San Millan de la Cogolla, Spain
Saint George slays the Dragon. Psalter of San Millan de la Cogolla, Spain

Are there other examples of early, small kite shields on the net?

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Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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As well as round and oval shields, the Ripoll Bible (Farfa Bible), Catalonia, Spain, ca. 1027-1032 has some images of early kite shields:

Ripoll Bible Folio 1r 5th register, Joshua defeats the Amalakites at Rephidim
Ripoll Bible Folio 94v registers 2 & 3: massacre of Amalakites by David
Ripoll Bible Folio 327r 2nd register
Ripoll Bible Folio 342r: 1 Maccabees
Ripoll Bible Folio 352r 2nd register, King Antiochus tortures Jews (2 Maccabees 7:1-41)
Ripoll Bible Folio 352r 4th register, Battle against Nicanor



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11th century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers