Word pronounciation!

[Nighthawk]

I've jist googled the word 'tarje' from Norwegian and Danish...

I have the sound of the word, but not the literal meaning.

The short round shield was also called a buckler.

G

Bucklers were a small round shield, as well, but they were typically all-metal construction. A buckler looks essentially like this:



A targe looks like this:



It's wood covered with leather.

And speaking of pronounciation problems- it took me almost a year to actually meet someone with the name Donnachaidh so I could find out how that one was pronounced!! She and I have since become good friends. I'm making a wood and leather camp stool for my Donnachaidh friend at the moment!

[piperdbh]

That's some pretty leatherwork. Did you make it, Nighthawk?

[Nighthawk]

That's some pretty leatherwork. Did you make it, Nighthawk?

Nope, not yet! I found that and saved it, though, because it gives me ideas for my next one!! I love the way the trinity knots are integrated, but I'm not sure I like the figure 8 designs.

[Geoff Withnell]

Bucklers were a small round shield, as well, but they were typically all-metal construction. A buckler looks essentially like this:



A targe looks like this:



It's wood covered with leather.

And speaking of pronounciation problems- it took me almost a year to actually meet someone with the name Donnachaidh so I could find out how that one was pronounced!! She and I have since become good friends. I'm making a wood and leather camp stool for my Donnachaidh friend at the moment!

As I understand it, usually a buckler was a tad smaller than the targe - 6"-18" vs 15"-24". The buckler was used in a bit more active fashion, not just blocking the opponents strokes, but actively parrying them; and since smaller, could be faster. When used offensively, it could strike, almost like a set of brass knuckles.