I think it’s the case that most shields had little to no metal.
This appears to be the case in both the Bronze Age and Iron Age.
Metal was extremely expensive, and heavy. A shield made entirely of metal would have cost far more than a sword, which was often equivalent to a nice home in value, and would have weighed down any regular soldier severely.
Spartan shields were wood with a thin bronze face and still weighed nearly 30lbs. If made of solid bronze, they would be unusably heavy.
Xerxes’ storm troopers, the immortals, his best trained and equipped, had only leather armor and wicker shields well into the Bronze Age.

Wicker Cage

Edward Woodward, the guy who did the original Wicker Man, also. Let's pray this isn't as bad as that remake.

*promote

How do you know he wasn't delivering a soccer ball?

>> ^kevingrr:

I witnessed a Fedex guy doing this in my neighborhood (Wicker Park in Chicago).
He full on chucked a package like it was a soccer ball.
This is why I have everything delivered to work...always.

*Shouts out from Albany Park!
>> ^kevingrr:

I witnessed a Fedex guy doing this in my neighborhood (Wicker Park in Chicago).

I witnessed a Fedex guy doing this in my neighborhood (Wicker Park in Chicago).

He full on chucked a package like it was a soccer ball.

This is why I have everything delivered to work...always.

>> ^DerHasisttot:

>> ^ponceleon:
>> ^DerHasisttot:
Must... resist... Shatneresque... urge... to punch... these... "mothers"... in... the... face!

I'd say it is a Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man urge actually.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VuIShM5kAQ


LOL! Dude I forgot about that... still I think it probably has just a bit too much love for this woman.

>> ^ponceleon:

>> ^DerHasisttot:
Must... resist... Shatneresque... urge... to punch... these... "mothers"... in... the... face!

I'd say it is a Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man urge actually.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VuIShM5kAQ

>> ^DerHasisttot:

Must... resist... Shatneresque... urge... to punch... these... "mothers"... in... the... face!


I'd say it is a Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man urge actually.

The problem is that Wicker Man is so ludicrously bad it actually flips over the scale and turns to awesome.

Isn't this the ending of The Wicker Man?

I can't believe that "bee" scene from "Wicker Man" was actually filmed by a person, and then someone edited it, and then someone paid money to put it on the big screen because they thought other people wanted to pay their own money to see it. It boggles the mind...

This needs some "Wild at Heart".

>> ^Sarzy:

And here's the list of films, if you're curious (I know I'm going to be renting Vampire's Kiss ASAP):
0’09 - 0’30 Vampire’s Kiss
0’30 - 0’32 Ghost Rider
0’32 - 0’50 Vampire’s Kiss
0’50 - 1’11 Deadfall
1’11 - 1’19 Vampire’s Kiss
1’19 - 1’35 Deadfall (x2), Face/Off, Red Rock West (x2), Deadfall
1’35 - 1’43 The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call
1’43 - 1’47 Matchstick Men
1’47 - 1’52 Leaving Las Vegas
1’52 - 1’55 Vampire’s Kiss
1’55 - 2’03 Bringing Out the Dead, Face/Off (x2), 8mm, Adaptation, Wild at Heart
2’03 - 2’17 Windtalkers, Raising Arizona, Bringing Out the Dead, The Wicker Man
2’17 - 2’21 Vampire’s Kiss
2’21 - 2’34 Deadfall
2’35 - 3’10 The Wicker Man
3’10 - 3’19 Deadfall
3’19 - 3’37 The Wicker Man
3’37 - 3’43 Ghost Rider
3’43 - 4’10 Zandalee


What? Nothing from Birdy?

And here's the list of films, if you're curious (I know I'm going to be renting Vampire's Kiss ASAP):

0’09 - 0’30 Vampire’s Kiss

0’30 - 0’32 Ghost Rider

0’32 - 0’50 Vampire’s Kiss

0’50 - 1’11 Deadfall

1’11 - 1’19 Vampire’s Kiss

1’19 - 1’35 Deadfall (x2), Face/Off, Red Rock West (x2), Deadfall

1’35 - 1’43 The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call

1’43 - 1’47 Matchstick Men

1’47 - 1’52 Leaving Las Vegas

1’52 - 1’55 Vampire’s Kiss

1’55 - 2’03 Bringing Out the Dead, Face/Off (x2), 8mm, Adaptation, Wild at Heart

2’03 - 2’17 Windtalkers, Raising Arizona, Bringing Out the Dead, The Wicker Man

2’17 - 2’21 Vampire’s Kiss

2’21 - 2’34 Deadfall

2’35 - 3’10 The Wicker Man
3’10 - 3’19 Deadfall

3’19 - 3’37 The Wicker Man

3’37 - 3’43 Ghost Rider

3’43 - 4’10 Zandalee

Thanks

In reply to this comment by Sarzy:
Ha! Gold. *quality