shield walls

A form of shield wall — A defensive formation, used from antiquity through the early Middle Ages, in which soldiers stand shoulder to shoulder with their shields overlapping, creating a continuous barrier against enemy attack.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shield wall
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