pavise

• Escudo grande, pesado e alongado usado na Idade Média para proteger todo o corpo, originalmente carregado por soldados, mas às vezes fixado em posição no solo.

A large, heavy, oblong shield used in the Middle Ages to protect the entire body, originally carried by soldiers but sometimes set up in a fixed position.

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   A large, heavy, oblong shield used in the Middle Ages to protect the entire body; originally carried by soldiers but sometimes set up in a fixed position.

   Grande escudo medieval

   • The archer took cover behind a pavise during the siege.
   • Medieval armies often used pavises to protect crossbowmen.
   • A pavise was too heavy to carry into battle for long distances.