Ludus Dimicationis

The hand hole on my old shield, the one on the left is almost D-shaped, simply from modifications made during use to lessen chafing on the hand. On the new shield Ihave tried to make this more pronounced, to find out if it is an improvement. It is possible that the D-shaped hole is better suited for a different style than our current hypothesis on viking period shield fencing. Only one way to really find out.